“With Clint Eastwood he casts off of tape. So I met him in the makeup trailer getting ready to do the scene. And we ran lines and he was directing as well as being in the scene. And he has this crew that he works with all the time. So he literally just waves his...
“You know, it’s not the end of the world if it’s something you’re checking out and it doesn’t work out, that’s fine. But if you really got a heart for it, pursue it. Get a good teacher and don’t let anybody ever say to you...
“It’s interesting, I had a friend read some of the early drafts, and I’m thinking, this is a war story. I mean, It’s World War II, it’s a war story. They called up, they were almost in tears, and they said, it was the most beautiful love story...
“I’ve always been somebody who believes that if something is calling to you creatively and it feels scary and or challenging, chances are that’s what you should be doing. So in those moments when I was daunted by where the story was going, I would...
“I get a call from my agent. He’s like, Leonard DiCaprio’s manager just read the script. She loves it. She’s giving it to Leo. And then I’m getting a call, like, okay, he’s gonna read it tomorrow. Then I get a call the next day, he...
