Lily Rabe never planned on becoming a director, she shares on "Salon Talks." But the actress, known for her work in "American Horror Story," "Shrinking" and "Love and Death," tells Salon's Mary Elizabeth Williams why adapting the Chuck Klosterman novel "Downtown Owl" pushed her to take the leap into directing. Rabe shares the words of encouragement she got from friends George Clooney and Ben Affleck, how she collaborated with her partner and co-director Hamish Linklater, and what it was like dancing with Vanessa Hudgens in "Downtown Owl." Watch more to hear about the film based around a 1980s snowstorm and set in North Dakota.