David Milch

I'm no rose. I have been around a while, and you never know when something is going to be the last thing you do.

You want to harbor your resources and try not to make a mistake.

I think it's disrespectful to go onto a set without some clear idea of what your intentions are, because then you're hanging the director out to dry.

My process is very disempowering to the director anyway, so it's essential that you be respectful. Once we've sort of found the scene, I have to get out of there, because you don't want to split the actor's idea of who's in charge.

I try to do the story the way I feel the story should be done, and how that folds into whatever larger sorts of categories or questions is really none of my business.

When I was a kid, my dad used to take me out to the race track, and so many formative experiences have to do with associations like that.