There's Nothing Worse Than The Sequel That's

I've Never Been To A Class Reunion Or Anything Because I'm Always Afraid Of That One - There's Going To Be Some 'carrie'-like Incident.

You Have To Know Everything. You Have To Know How To Light A Scene. You Have To Know All This Technical Stuff About Directing. No, You Don't. You Can Know As Much Or As Little As You Have To. Your Main Job Is To Get Great Performances And Tell The Story Correctly And Capture It Correctly. Then It's Just Basically Yours To Complicate Or Simplify As Much As You Want.

The Dueling Maturity Levels In High School Is Such A Source Of Comedy To Me. I Was Always Such A Late Developer. I Was Last To Walk. I Was Last To Ride A Bike. I Was Last To Have Sex. That's Why It's Fun To Portray One Side Of Your Childhood Onscreen.

I've Never Had To Get A Job As A Waiter Or Anything. I've Always Been Able To Support Myself In 'the Biz.' Which Is Great. It's Really Fantastic To Be Able To Say That, Because I Know It's Hard To Do.

I Really Put My Heart And Soul Into Everything And I Don't Want A Project That Doesn't Feel Real To Me Or I Don't Get Invested In. In Order To Drive A Show For Eight Or 10 Years Or Whatever The Target For Doing A Show Is, It Really Has To Be A Part Of You. Because Then I Can Come Up With Stories For Seasons And Seasons On End. I Wish I Had The Ability To Just Like The Idea And Get People In And Drive It That Way Through Their Enthusiasm. For Me, It Has To Be A Little More Of A Personal Thing, Even If It's Not A Completely Personal Story.