Derek Magyar

I think a lot of us can relate to not choosing to face a painful memory, and something that's a painful past, and wanting to pretend like it never happened. ”

CalArts was incredible for me. It's a school that I rave about and constantly want to give back to. ”

I've been an actor since I was a kid. ”

As an actor, if you were to simplify what acting really is, it's about letting go. ”

I love the art of filmmaking very much in all aspects. ”

I'd say I'm definitely an actor first and foremost, but I love filmmaking. ”

There's lots of incredible roles out there that I'd love to tackle, but there's a select group of actors I find myself gravitating towards, like Philip Seymour Hoffman or Sean Penn or Daniel Day-Lewis - real transformational actors. ”

I love directing; it felt right to me when I did 'Flying Lessons'. It's something I will do again. Really, you can always be working and developing. That's something that's kind of ever constant. ”

I come from a family where my father is a filmmaker and professor of film. ”

If I am looking at my work as an actor after having directed, I'm able to look at things in a much more technical way. There's no question about that. ”