Even though my father was a radio comedian, it wasn't cool to say, at a young age, 'I want to be a comedian.'

Acceptance is going to a restaurant where the salad's not great, but the steak is fine.

'Drive' came to me because the casting director knew my manager and called and said, 'You've always talked to me about Albert wanting to play the heavy. I think he should read this.' My ears just perked up.

I've seen the future! It's a bald-headed man from New York!

I don't think the goal is, 'How big a star did you ever become?' I think the goal is, 'Were you able to express yourself?'

I never wanted to be a director.

I don't want to get close to people who have secrets that I don't know about.