I couldn't be a cameraman or a designer or an actor - I have to be a director because I learned how to do that from my dad.

It's natural for any actor that segues into directing to be an actor's director. You know how to relate to the actors.

I didn't even know I would be an actor; I always wanted to be a cameraman.

My parents met in the theatre, and I thought that was so romantic. My dad was a scenic designer and my mom was a dancer, and that's how they met; they met in the theatre.

I started as an actor. I started directing because Steppenwolf needed another strong director.

My dad had been an actor... not only had my dad been an actor, but his dad had been an actor, and my great-grandfather had been an actor. And who knows before then?