I think women can be as cruel as men, and men as tender as women, and vice versa.

It makes me feel good that I can now sit there and go, I've worked with Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino, all the great actors that I've worked with... Sir Ben Kingsley.

The F.B.I. is about nuts and bolts. It's all about witnesses and procedure and walking the streets.

A film has its own life and takes its own time.

I would love to get great performances from actors as a director, because that's what I'm always looking for, a director that's going to help me go places I've never been before.

But I guess I like playing flawed guys 'cause it gives a place for the characters to go.

I love the fight game. I like the brutality. I like the mentality. I like the aggressiveness, but I like the technique and skill. I like the stakes. I like the people around in the gym. I like the everyday, working class feel of a boxing gym.