I'd never directed before and this movie's too important to me to put in the hands of some guy who has never directed. Even if it's me.

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Having a baby dragged me, kicking and screaming, from the world of self-absorption.

Having a baby dragged me, kicking and screaming, from the world of self-absorption.

But you get past that and realize you have to let go of what you...

But you get past that and realize you have to let go of what you...

Upstate New York in the middle of October. You can't get more beautiful than that.

Upstate New York in the middle of October. You can't get more beautiful than that.

This is not the most right I've ever been.

This is not the most right I've ever been.

And in that time, I lost my dad and had kids of my own. It...

And in that time, I lost my dad and had kids of my own. It...

The biggest thing I remember is that there was just no transition. You hit the...

The biggest thing I remember is that there was just no transition. You hit the...

We had the boy's name picked out, but we didn't have a girl's. When he...

We had the boy's name picked out, but we didn't have a girl's. When he...

Field of Dreams is the only movie - and I saw it in the theater...

Field of Dreams is the only movie - and I saw it in the theater...

I'd distract myself until finally it was a combination of things. The show was over...

I'd distract myself until finally it was a combination of things. The show was over...

We made this movie for $17, and nobody got anything. So it never dawned on...

We made this movie for $17, and nobody got anything. So it never dawned on...

They're not the sharpest people - babies. So, you must be everything to them.

They're not the sharpest people - babies. So, you must be everything to them.

I remember my wife and I used to get on plane and see everybody else...

I remember my wife and I used to get on plane and see everybody else...

In the original draft I was 27 and Peter was 55 in the script. That's...

In the original draft I was 27 and Peter was 55 in the script. That's...

We have such a long, familiar history with Peter Falk. The minute his mug is...

We have such a long, familiar history with Peter Falk. The minute his mug is...

But at the same time that the experience is pulling you apart, it's also bonding...

But at the same time that the experience is pulling you apart, it's also bonding...

In fact, I had the idea because of Peter Falk. I saw my dad watching...

In fact, I had the idea because of Peter Falk. I saw my dad watching...

She kind of reminds one of Helen. There's something very similar about Elizabeth Perkins.

She kind of reminds one of Helen. There's something very similar about Elizabeth Perkins.

And after you've done the acting, there's a lot of places you can put your...

And after you've done the acting, there's a lot of places you can put your...

He was born early. But he was born within a safe range of premature.

He was born early. But he was born within a safe range of premature.

Every time I see Peter Falk in the movie I think that would be great....

Every time I see Peter Falk in the movie I think that would be great....