If you're committed enough, you can make any story work. I once told a woman I was Kevin Costner, and it worked because I believed it.

Drama is more focused and it reveals itself to you, whereas comedy is just right there, when you first read it.

We don't feel constrained by what we did in the past.

When you envy actors, only envy them for their good roles. Keep in mind they have to do a lot of roles to make a living, and not all of them are good. When they're doing a stupid role in a bad production, it's kind of a dumb thing to do when you're an adult. When you're doing a great role that's well-written, it's an enviable job.

Directing is probably the best job, but acting is really, really great. It's like a fun vacation that you get paid for.

In acting, you're only responsible for your part. When you're directing, the load is on your shoulders, so you have to feel a strong connection to the material. It's a higher bar to get over.

When you're 20 you can put a ton of old-age prosthetics on and be an old guy, but when you're 70 you can't play a 20-year-old.