As most characters are that I play, there's a lot of me in it, anyway.

We don't shoot in L.A. much anymore. You know, TV and movies, most everything's shot other places.

Movies these days have made killers into funny people. What's that all about? I've got kids and family and friends, and I don't like bad things. I don't think they're funny, and it's irresponsible to make movies that don't show you how that's not good.

I believe in running through the rain and crashing into the person you love and having your lips bleed on each other.

Directing is a big responsibility to take on. I think I'm only good at doing things I know very well. I don't direct movies because I get offered the new vampire movie or science fiction movie. I don't get offered those, anyway, but if I did, I would just tell 'em, "Look, I'm the wrong guy." I only do things about people and situations, and I do the ones that I think I'm the best guy for the job on, which is usually something I generate myself.

You can't knock a place where you realized your dreams.

People think you have to be tortured or miserable to write, but I'm finding that I get inspired a lot more these days before I'm happy.