You can't live in Orange County and train in Thousand Oaks. OK? you just can't. Not with the hours we put in. We have to be on time.
I can't do back-to-back films.
When I was making films, we had a lot of time for the fighting scenes. But in TV, we don't have much time to think about how to do the fighting, because there are only seven days for an episode. You have to hurry. This is a challenge.
You can't really force four tournaments a year.
Sometimes films have no rehearsals - you don't have real rehearsals on the set because the day is so dominated by the schedule.
Our driver policy was partly dictated by who was available because of other contracts.
You have to watch the clock constantly because youre only allowed out of your home for a limited period, and for a busy person, watching the clock and knowing other people are watching the clock is extremely difficult.
Unfortunately, opera engagements tend to be made five years in advance, and I don't really agree with that.