Stop being perfect, because obsessing over being perfect stops you from growing.

There's no right. There's no wrong. There's only popular opinion.

The scouts [in "Moneyball"] could lend an authenticity that's even beyond what we had on the page.

I always heard criticism is the tax on fame. They were right. And then some.

We made a plan at school to meet in her garage and kiss. It was like this little business deal. I kissed her and then I ran home

Having children takes the focus off yourself, which I'm really grateful for. I'm so tired of thinking about myself. I'm sick of myself. You feel you want to be there and not miss out on anything. It's a true joy and a very profound love. You can write a book, you can make a movie, you can paint a painting, but having kids is the most extraordinary thing I've ever taken on.

When I first got out to Hollywood, they were pushing me for sitcoms, and I didn't really have an interest in them. I wanted to do films and slowly worked that way. And then it became, I guess, this curse of the leading man.