I'm not an activist per se, but I have strong feelings about things. People can jump on celebrities for being ill-informed or naive, but I've got a right to say what I believe

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

I've always wanted to work with Paul Newman. I had a couple opportunities in the past, and I didn't take advantage of it, so it was really fun to be working with him

I listen to National Public Radio, which, to me at least, presents the most rounded view of things.

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

You have to be willing to expose yourself, at least to yourself, to get to some kind of truth about a character.

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