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 ... more.

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