In the real world, if you're in a car chase, you're going to hit a million things and your car is going to end up a total wreck by the end.

I think when the United States of America put a man on the moon in 1969, that was one of the greatest accomplishments mankind has ever done.

When I was shooting 'The Bourne Identity,' I had a mantra: 'How come you never see James Bond pay a phone bill?' It sounds trite, but it became the foundation of that franchise.

TV has no choice, but to rely on character, and everybody knows that. I love working in it. It's such a big canvas where, if you're successful, you go on for years.

When you can come across a piece of material that's totally original and fun and completely satisfying, you jump on it.

When I'm working on a film, I think about how it will play with a tiny audience of friends whose opinions I respect, basically a 40-bloc radius from my apartment in Manhattan.

It's better to find a stunt person who can act. It's easier to do that than to find an actor who can do a stunt.