With Animal Factory you'd think that because it's mostly interiors, you could shoot it anywhere. So we shot this in Philadelphia, and we had the cooperation of the prison system.

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Directing television is really hard - it's so fast. You shoot an hour show in...

Directing television is really hard - it's so fast. You shoot an hour show in...

When I was in pre-production for Trees Lounge, I was hearing the cinematographer talking with...

When I was in pre-production for Trees Lounge, I was hearing the cinematographer talking with...

I don't tend to think of these characters as losers. I like the struggles that...

I don't tend to think of these characters as losers. I like the struggles that...

I usually get freaked out if I'm in a situation where a lot of people...

I usually get freaked out if I'm in a situation where a lot of people...

It doesn't matter to me what the genre is.

It doesn't matter to me what the genre is.

I didn't really like the aloneness of doing stand-up.

I didn't really like the aloneness of doing stand-up.

Communication is the key, and it's one thing I had to learn-to talk to the...

Communication is the key, and it's one thing I had to learn-to talk to the...

I talked with Quentin about where the character came from, and he told me Kansas...

I talked with Quentin about where the character came from, and he told me Kansas...

My real training as an actor was when I started doing theatre.

My real training as an actor was when I started doing theatre.

My favorite review described me as the cinematic equivalent of junk mail. I don't know...

My favorite review described me as the cinematic equivalent of junk mail. I don't know...

The first movie I had a featured role in was Parting Glances.

The first movie I had a featured role in was Parting Glances.

I was very surprised that for a while I could only get cast as straight....

I was very surprised that for a while I could only get cast as straight....

The trend now is to shoot in Canada because it's cheaper, and they don't care...

The trend now is to shoot in Canada because it's cheaper, and they don't care...

It doesn't matter so much where the material comes from, as long as it's good.

It doesn't matter so much where the material comes from, as long as it's good.

All these directors, and I would include the Coen brothers and Quentin, have a very...

All these directors, and I would include the Coen brothers and Quentin, have a very...

My greatest hope was to get discovered as a comedian and get on a sitcom.

My greatest hope was to get discovered as a comedian and get on a sitcom.

I think all comics borrow from each other. Only a few have an original voice,...

I think all comics borrow from each other. Only a few have an original voice,...

My favorite review described me as the cinematic equ

My favorite review described me as the cinematic equ

If you want a bourgeois existence, you shouldn't be an actor. You're in the wrong...

If you want a bourgeois existence, you shouldn't be an actor. You're in the wrong...

My mother wanted me to be a lawyer and I wanted to be an Actor....

My mother wanted me to be a lawyer and I wanted to be an Actor....

Trying to sneak a fastball past Hank Aaron is like trying to sneak the sunrise...

Trying to sneak a fastball past Hank Aaron is like trying to sneak the sunrise...

I can't fall in love with anyone, I make men believe what they want to...

I can't fall in love with anyone, I make men believe what they want to...

What restrains us from killing is partly fear of punishment, partly moral scruple, and partly...

What restrains us from killing is partly fear of punishment, partly moral scruple, and partly...