The movies I made early on may not have been great, but they were all commercially successful.

I feel like some of the best talent is on TV right now, with the writing, acting and great directors.

I mean, I don't like anyone who likes themselves too much.

Everything, I think, about acting is based on imagination.

Our society doesn't want to help girls like that [in Black Snake Moan]. They just want to use them.

It's Aslan, the lion from The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe. It's a symbol of my hellish childhood. I struggled through my oppressive teenage years and when I turned 18 I escaped. Like Aslan I was finally free.

I went through a normal kind of late teens, early 20s drinking, but it was a choice I made, because I didn’t think it was very good for my life.