There has been a great proliferation of lawyers in the pat 20 years, just as there has been a proliferation of computers. But unlike computers, lawyers do not get twice as intelligent and half as expensive every two years.

Brothers McMullen' would not be picked up for theatrical distribution now.

I mean the cool thing about the movies is that you get to try on these different personalities and different styles.

It's so hard to raise money for independent films and the fact of the matter is that the bigger my star or whatever is, as a result of doing bigger pictures, the easier it is for me to get money for my own projects.

I am a big fan of the old Howard Hawks films from the 30s and 40s, I was a big Hepburn and Tracey fan for a while and Woody Allen films that are a very different kind of romantic comedy.

The way I see it, when I go out as an actor, it should be on a type of film I'm never going to do as a director.

But at a certain point, you have to take your influence and find your own voice if you want to become a relevant artist.