It would be terribly boring to be earnest.

I grew up without a lot of money and my parents grew up with far less money. And that's kept me in line. Really in line.

I did a real boot camp once which with The Thin Red Line which was learning military exercises and this was far less strenuous. I really had a blast. We were all kind of thrown into the woods and we didn't have any of the modern conveniences that we take for granted. Learned how to survive without anything.

People think fame and money will bring you happiness. Fame actually makes life, especially human relationships, much more complicated.

The normal routine is always the same thing whether it's on a new movie or a new job - there's always a process of getting to know one another. I think part of what makes movies special is that it is a relatively intimate environment and it's pretty short-lived - you get to know one another very quickly.

It's interesting, winning an Academy Award as a young man... life-changing, but I'm just me within that. It's been very helpful for my career, but I'm trying to stay on the path I was on before.

I was a wild, mischievous kid, and I had tremendous imagination. Any experience I had, I'd try to reenact it.