I thought that if no one was going to give me a great part - and it was very difficult to break into film, obviously - then I'd write one myself.

The way I pick movies is, first, if the script is any good. Then, if the script is good, who else is in it, the director, the producer, all that. If you have all that, there's a chance the movie will be great. If the script isn't right, or the director or cast isn't right, you've got no shot in hell.

When you feel good about the work you're doing, that's what's important, not the budget or anything like that. If you're happy about the actors you're working with, that's what's important.

I never worried about becoming typecast. People have said that to me, but I never worried about it. As long as the part is three dimensional, I'm okay with it, whether the role is to play the heavy, the cop.

The saddest thing in life is wasted talent, and the choices you make will shape your life forever.

I love people who just started making movies - first-timers, second-timers. They take chances.

Yeah, I like to gamble.