But the longer I'm in the business, you see a lot of times these screenplays have been rewritten 5 times and you're not really offending an author.
Actors are con men and con men are actors.
Spielberg gave us three takes before saying anything to us. Since then, I do that, three takes, to let the actors find their rhythm.
Woody Allen would go for seven years without a movie and then make one that makes no money.
I am a big fan of the old Howard Hawks films from the 30s and 40s, I was a big Hepburn and Tracey fan for a while and Woody Allen films that are a very different kind of romantic comedy.
I was a kid who went to film school and fell into acting.
But at a certain point, you have to take your influence and find your own voice if you want to become a relevant artist.
It is a juggling act and I have been in it for 12 years now, which is about 11 years longer than I thought I would be, and then the priority there is thinking how can I stay somewhat irrelevant so that you can continue to survive and can continue to work and put yourself in a position to get to do the work you are truly passionate about.
Maybe I should have taken a few chances. That's not to say I want to go make 'Star Wars', but I need to shift my career into the studio world. That's where my head was at when I thought of the original plot.
'Brothers McMullen' would not be picked up for theatrical distribution now.
That's my advice for indie filmmakers: Marry a supermodel.
The way I see it, when I go out as an actor, it should be on a type of film I'm never going to do as a director.
Well, honestly, the films I personally like to go see are smaller, more character-driven pieces, so that's why the movies I've made have been smaller, more character-driven movies.
Well, for one thing, you know my dad was a cop.
