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

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

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

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

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

I like to act with people that know what they're doing.

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.