The fact that people are able to be positively impacted by any of my work is really just a blessing. And ultimately, that's what I want to do.
I enjoy having some boundaries to work within. That's why I generally don't like alternate tunings and stuff like that. I like the boundaries of regular tunings.
The thing to remember is that the work comes first, and not to get distracted by anything else. If you keep focused on the work, everything else will fall into place. That's my mantra now.
In some Old Testament books, it's very evident that an editor has been at work. That's quite all right. It's part of the process.
I am conservative, there's no doubt about it. But you can be conservative and still work with people, and that's what my intentions are.
I always interrupt work with other work, either in a small way or big way, so that's normal.
Sitting down to eat in our house is about sharing, you know, talking about the day you've had, be it in school or work or whatever, so that's very important to us.
I've always had a show that went seven episodes or 13 episodes or whatever. And I've never had a show that's gone past a first season. It really is a lot of work.
If you work so hard to reach your goal but you lose your pole in the very last run, that's hard to take.
The darkness is really out there. It's not something that's in my head, just. It's in my work because it's in the world.
I get emotional when young people get nostalgic about my work. That's why it's called nostalgia. Sometimes I even cry.
I wanted out of my pain and that silliness, but I wanted an easy out. That's before realizing that there is no easy out. Before accepting that you just have to do the work.
Sometimes you see things in a script, and it doesn't necessarily mean the director sees the same things. And if you think you're going to be making a different film, then that's not gonna work.
Watching something being constructed, whether you're passing a building site or whether you're watching an artist at work, is fascinating, and I think that's the enjoyment.
Human exploration is something that's been going on for thousands of years, and the models that worked 500 years ago are likely to work again today.
When you work with David Lynch, you never know where he's going next and that's exciting. He's like a magician pulling out new tricks.
It's all about doing work, being creative and staying true to who you are and having fun. That's what us actors are all about.
And I think one way or another it's evident to those who work with me that as a writer, a director, a friend, as somebody's there that's very anxious to get the movie made.
Having gotten TV shows on the air, that's so much less work that trying to get the 'Veronica Mars' movie made.
I tell you, being on a soap is the hardest work, and it gets so old. Get on your mark, get in the light, don't turn too far upstage - that's all it is.
I just want to work on things that are really hard, and when I'm not working on things that are really hard, I want to hang out with people I like to be with, and that's it.
