I keep hearing I'm a crazy party guy... I'm not. I'm boring... At least by party standards.

I dare make those comparisons, but we often said 'the making of' would be as interesting if not more interesting than the film.

I had a very supportive family environment that gave me room to explore and discover things about myself.

This idea of perpetual happiness is crazy and overrated, because those dark moments fuel you for the next bright moments; each one helps you appreciate the other.

Democracy doesn't work unless the public is informed.

Once you get older, you get a little closer to yourself, intimate. I've always been very aware of that, more conscious of who I am, how I fit in the thing as opposed to trying to emulate someone else. Though, sometimes I try to emulate De Niro all the time, who is someone I could never be.

I phoned my grandparents and my grandfather said 'We saw your movie.' 'Which one?' I said. He shouted 'Betty, what was the name of that movie I didn't like?