They're mutually incompatible I feel; being a wise thief and a wise father.

They're mutually incompatible I feel; being a wise thief and a wise father.

If the story's interesting and it's a compelling script, I'd be thrilled to be a part of it.

I'm sitting here watching Hannah Montana, so I'm not going to annihilate 4.3 million Pakistanis without hearing directly from someone whose authority I recognize!

I just like the joyous aspect of playing comedy.

But only if I believe that my directing talents will improve the material I'd be working on. I want to make sure I don't sacrifice beautiful material on the altar of my direction.

To me, the psychology behind the character is critical. So I work very hard to get into the mind of the man that I'm going to be playing, because number one, I want to understand why he's doing what he's doing. It's essential, it's absolutely essential.