Actors are pretending for you, but they're not lying. They are not putting on a guise instead of themselves. They are finding things inside that they have experienced.

We just try to make them as natural as possible. Instead of putting up a wall of evergreens, we are trying to make them more natural, while still providing privacy.

The oldest sibling always knows things that the younger ones don't.

Actors who say they can dive inside a character are either schizophrenic or lying.

I still get them. That's what's good about having a bad memory. Instead of lying, I just tell you that I don't remember, ... All I know is that I'm here, I made it though another training camp and I'm ready to go.

I've always known that I love directing but I was really aware of it while making 'Beginners.' I am my happiest when I'm on set directing. I am also my kindest. When the actors get in front of the camera, it makes them very vulnerable. I am so in love with them for trying so hard.