I want the best product for my audience, and if I don't care 100%, who will? It's my name, my likeness that goes out there.

No one should have to conform to some mythical concept of the ideal family.

Directing is so interesting. You know, it just sort of encompasses everything that you see, that you know, that you've felt, that you have observed.

What reaches an audience is honesty. If you're saying something truthful that's supposed to be a funny line, it's going to be funny. And if it's supposed to be a serious line, it's going to be serious. But, I don't think there's a distinction between how you play drama or comedy, if it's based in the truth.

There's a part of you that always remains a child, no matter how mature you get, how sophisticated or weary.

Marlon Brando. The finest actor who ever lived. He was my idol when I was 13. He's done enough work to last two lifetimes. Everything I do, I think: Can Brando play this with me?

I've considered having my nose fixed. But I didn't trust anyone enough. If I could do it myself with a mirror.