Truly, you have a dizzying intellect.

My stepfather was a producer. I'd always wanted to be in show business. And so when he came into my life and he told my brothers and myself, he said, look, if you want to be in this business, you're all going to have to start at the bottom.

I think that's all you can hope for as an actor when you read a script; that after the first thirty pages it has some meaning to it.

If you get into the area of judging the character you're playing you're getting into a sticky area.

I've been doing some writing, which I find very cathartic and fun.

I grew up in the art world.

The experience you have making the movie is all you have; when the movie's finished, that's for other people. But while you're doing it, that's your time on the planet, so you want it to be good.