-- gustin hoffman read your script and wants to meet with you. -- dustin hoffman read your script and wants to meet with you. i directed my first film called a walk on the moon. it was a wonderful experience and led to other things. >> how weird is it when you are directing episodes of stuff you are in? >> the first couple of movies i directed i did not want to act in at all. i had a director who could help me, and i did not want to cross the line. then i was directing the l word. the creator said, i want to write a character for you. would you consider doing it? i thought, that is a safe way to try for an episode of television, and i ended up loving it. i felt like i had a perspective on it, so i saw the overview in terms of seeing things from my character's point of view, and i did it again on dexter. tavis: how are you going to direct the president of the united states? but he will have to direct. >> that is going to be fun. "scandal" because it is such a big commitment. i directed a pilot for amc this year, and if that ends up going forward, a movie takes about a year and a half t