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

I was concerned about filling my life up with something important to me. To me, it was just necessary

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.

I chose films made by people I wanted to work with, about subject matter I thought was intriguing.

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.

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