I think most people that are looked upon as doing something daring don't necessarily think of it that way-they do what they have to do.

If I started worrying about how my constituents are going to react to every move I make, I wouldn't be able to do my job here. I'll do what I think is right and explain it later.

I have a tight family group that's really important to me. I don't want to work all the time.

You look at a guy like Lance Armstrong, and you have to be inspired. I sat next to Kirk Douglas the other day, and he's inspiring for fighting through his stroke

When I decided to direct, never having done that before, is something I'm very proud of

For The Truman Show, I worked for a few weeks, do my gig, then I was done.

One of the first things I learned about acting was, the only person you compete against is yourself.