I did a series called Ned and Stacey for two years for Fox back in the 90s. I was writer on it as well as a producer, and it was very important to me that there were no contemporary references.

I would say 95% of the time, because you just can't remember your lines if you're drinking alcohol. I would say about 95% of the time it was grape juice or this fake wine, which was horrible.

It's one of those scenarios where no, I never imagined that I'd be directed in a love scene - not even a love scene because it's kind of a hard-core sex scene because it's kind of just purely played for this carnal venting.

Last summer when we were preparing for the movie, I actually kind of wanted to stay fairly uninformed about it. As we went through the process that we do in the movie, I wanted to be a little wide-eyed.

Their lives have been largely defined by failure and you would think the prospect of marriage, which is supposed to be bountiful and hopeful, it's just really another kind of tangential thing in his life.

I believe in singularity in relationships because you've got to have trust on both sides.

The title of the movie is open to interpretation.

And there have certainly been movies I wanted to be in and milestones I wanted to surpass that did not happen.

As an actor I kind of do. I started out doing voice overs in the mid 80s when I was in grad school.

But all actors go through the process, it's hit and miss, you have achievement and failure.

But at the same time, if the right thing came along, I would do it in a second.

But I'm a citizen of Texas and try to spend most of my time there.

Cary and I are working together on another movie, Charlotte's Web.

He was using me. When he cast me in Sideways I was nothing but a vessel.

I certainly was an actor and then I drifted more towards writing and directing.

I enjoy doing press for something that I like, and I think the movie is very fun and charming and clever.

I invested, and I protected myself, so I enjoy that freedom.

I kind of have a rededication in my life now to acting because I'm very fond of being in this movie.

I like to keep my private stuff pretty vague.

I love going to the feed store and drinking coffee and talking about how much rain we need.