I simply asked if I could have a go at adapting a screenplay. But I did not want any money, in case I failed because I did not want a script out there with my name on it that might be completely dysfunctional.

It doesn't matter how you get knocked down in life, because that's going to happen. All that matters is that you gotta get up.

People ascribe a certain kind of silliness to the movie business. Everybody feels like, "In the movies, they do crazy stuff."

Online gambling is very seductive and very illusory. It can seem like a really good idea. It can seem like what people told you to work hard and get ahead, but when someone shows you something and it's too good to be true, it probably is.

There is nothing worse that a thirteen-year-old boy. You're embarrassed by your parents, and you're trying to find your independance because, deep inside, you are so dependent on your mom.

If I ever woke up with a dead hooker in my hotel room, Matt would be the first person I'd call.

If I could be somebody, it'd definitely be Brad Pitt. I love the way he looks.