The first Star Wars movie had come out in 1977 and had become this huge phenomenon with all the toys and everything - it just kind of swept America.

I never really thought of myself as a beefcake kind of guy.

Every single director-actor I talked to, from Warren Beatty to Clint Eastwood to George Clooney, said the biggest mistake they made is not shooting enough footage of themselves.

(As) a director who is a writer, I have respect for writers, so I'm less likely to step on an idea or a line.

No matter what you're doing, if you're trying to make a movie, you need to be working with people that are really good and who make you better.

I have a promptness problem. I am a promptness-free zone.

I'm trying to make people feel welcome and feel valued.