I'm just naturally gravitating towards different things. As you mature, different subject matters. And as you're older, you can't play as many parts, or you shouldn't be playing the parts that you used to play. But also there's the opportunity to play parts that you couldn't have.

Pose? I don't pose. What am I? Paris Hilton or something?

At certain points if your life, you like doing more. I'm not sure what causes it or for what reasons; you just do it.

I have great respect for the FBI, and I know that there have been some rumors lately that the FBI was disenchanted because of what we were doing in story, or doing a certain take: that's not true. Actually the FBI was tremendously enthusiastic about us doing [ J. Edgar Hoover ] film.

I know what you're thinking. Did he fire six shots or only five? Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement, I've kinda lost track myself. But being as this is a .44 magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: "Do I feel lucky?" Well, do ya, punk?

Everything that you do is a challenge. And acting is just building up your concentration and being able to listen and to do the ridiculous.

If somebody's dumb enough to ask me to go to a political convention and say something, they're gonna have to take what they get.