How challenging was it to direct an actor like Philip Seymour Hoffman in “Jack Goes Boating”?
[Laughs] He’s a nightmare, that guy. Directing yourself isn’t an easy task. I really wouldn’t want to do it again. I guess never say never. … It’s very enjoyable, directing. I think in a certain sense I was very spoiled by the people I had around me. But I really enjoyed the process of directing the film. When I had to act, it took away from the enjoyment of having to direct. That’s a whole other ball of wax. You have to stop being a director. You stop thinking that way and you have to start thinking another way. It’s very different. I’d love the opportunity to direct a film where I didn’t have to worry about that. Jack can’t swim. What’s something many people can do that was never easy for you? There’s things I never really learned how to do. I never learned how to ice skate, which is crazy ’cause I grew up in Rochester, New York, [and] winters are huge there. I remember skating a little bit as a kid but I never really did learn. I never really did learn how to ski. I learned how to s
