The guys who won World War II and that whole generation have disappeared, and now we have a bunch of teenage twits.

As you get older, you're not afraid of doubt. Doubt isn't running the show. You take out all the self-agonizing.

I'm not a chick-flick enthusiast.

Abuse of power isn't limited to 'bad guys' in other nations. It happens in our own country. Those in power get jaded, deluded, and seduced by power itself. I have a reverence for individuality. I've always considered myself too individualistic to be either right-wing or left-wing. I like the libertarian view, which is to leave everyone alone. People should be able to be what they want to be and do what they want - as long as they're not harming other people. I am a libertarian.

You have to feel confident. If you don't, then you're going to be hesitant and defensive, and there'll be a lot of things working against you.

I always like to try different things, different genres; stories that have a dramatic element and can generate conflict which I find appealing; where the characters have to overcome obstacles. That kind of thing is challenging.

The country has come a long way in race relations, but the pendulum swings so far back. Everyone wants to be so sensitive.