The First Instinct Is Love.

I Love Acting, Truly My Favorite People Are Actors.

When I Was Growing Up And Somebody Like Robert De Niro Had A Movie Come Out, It Was A Cultural Event. Because He Had Such A Confidence And A Single Mission That Was So Intimate.

The Advice You Give To Young Directors For Sure Is To Go Out And Become Some Version Of A Successful Movie Actor. Do That First And Say Yes To People Like Terrence Malick And Clint Eastwood And Woody Allen When They Come And Offer You Movies. It's A Great Front Row Seat To Filmmaking.

Putting Something In A Movie Because It's In The News Doesn't Make It Political To Me. If You're Not Going Outside The Same Old, Same Old, If You're Not Pushing The Envelope, Then You're Not Doing Anything. A Good Movie Is A Political Thing.

Whatever One Considers Art To Be, There Is In Many People A Hunger To Express Themselves Creatively And To Feel Authentic In Doing That.