You get three hours' sleep and then you start all over again. Relentless. Pre-production was almost harder than filming. I was all over the city every day. It was really exhausting.

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

You get three hours' sleep and then you start all over again. Relentless. Pre-production was almost harder than filming. I was all over the city every day. It was really exhausting.

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

It's hard to see a film that's been made from a book that you really loved because it's such a different experience

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

There's always a reaction based on fear. People assume if you're criticizing a decision to go to war, then you're saying something against the soldiers-which is not the case