Film's hard when you don't have any relationship with the director at all and you just show up. Then you really are just a gun for hire.

Film's hard when you don't have any relationship with the director at all and you just show up. Then you really are just a gun for hire.

There are characters in movies who I call 'film characters.' They don't exist in real life. They exist to play out a scenario. They can be in fantastic films but they are not real characters what happens to them is not lifelike.

There are characters in movies who I call 'film characters.' They don't exist in real life. They exist to play out a scenario. They can be in fantastic films but they are not real characters what happens to them is not lifelike.

You have to understand that crew members make movies so they're seeing a lot of actors all the time in their career acting.

You have to understand that crew members make movies so they're seeing a lot of actors all the time in their career acting.

I work constantly but I work at a lot of different things. You know I run a theater company in New York I direct plays act in plays in movies so I try to keep it eclectic.

I work constantly but I work at a lot of different things. You know I run a theater company in New York I direct plays act in plays in movies so I try to keep it eclectic.

I think directors should be confident in their leadership capabilities. I think directors should be confident in what they want to do.

I think directors should be confident in their leadership capabilities. I think directors should be confident in what they want to do.

People used to be funny about approaching me but now they seem to think I'm as sane as anyone who's done what I've done in movies can be.

People used to be funny about approaching me but now they seem to think I'm as sane as anyone who's done what I've done in movies can be.

I have so much empathy for these young actors that are 19 and all of a sudden they're beautiful and famous and rich. I'm like 'Oh my God I'd be dead.'

I have so much empathy for these young actors that are 19 and all of a sudden they're beautiful and famous and rich. I'm like 'Oh my God I'd be dead.'