After my father had seen me in five or six things, he said, Son, your mother and I really enjoyed your recent film, and I must say that you're a lot like John Wayne. And I said, How so? And he said, Well, you're exactly the same in all your roles. Now, as a modern American actor, that's not what you want to hear. But for a guy who watched John Wayne movies and grew up in Iowa, it's a sterling compliment.

I know something great will come around the corner, and that's what I'll be doing next.

You know, what I like about 'The Family Tree' is it's a kitchen sink movie; you can't think of anything that it doesn't either throw into the story for conflict or poke fun at or attack, even, so I like it.

I don't need to prove that I'm some great international filmmaker. It's not really on my list of goals.

I was a film student. I became an actor but I thought I'd be pursuing filmmaking originally.

Page one of the script, I launch into, "How would I feel if I were in this position?" That's an actor's job.

Like everyone else, I try to do quality work with great directors. But much of it has to do with luck.