I think having a vision can make someone an influential man. I'm not talking about acting or anything like that, I'm talking about people I admire, whether it's a writer or a musician or a sports figure or a politician, whatever.

My goal as an actor has always been to reach a level where I can find a lot of interesting work, and I think I'm at that point now. The Oscar has given me a lot of recognition.

You have to kill to survive. People have been doing it forever. I eat meat, and I eat fish. If I were on a deserted island I would need that to survive.

Hopefully, I can play both sides of the fence. That's probably what winning the Oscar gives me, the chance to do something with a studio and do other things that I really want to do.

I think that the Oscar gives you some kind of guts or something, it gives you the illusion that you can do it. It's good for business.

Am I getting better at making choices? Well, I think I might be getting better at reading scripts.

I don't think I could be a foot soldier. I don't know if I could take orders too good. I'm a little lazy.