Everyone keeps saying the western's dead, but it's not.

Remarkably, there's no green screen in 'Leaves of Grass' movie. There is motion control. Technically, there were all sorts of challenges, but really the soul of it is Edward Norton talent. You write these characters when you write a movie, and all you can hope for or depend on is that your actors will elevate the material.

Basically, I think 21st century conservation is moving toward preserving ecosystems by dealing with the needs of people.

I knew Danny DeVito and he knew me, so he wanted me to try Death to Smoochy. I loved that stuff and had a great time doing it.

Young people know how to use these social networking tools, and they know how to use them effectively.

This place [USA] is exploding with young people who are - they're like Nietzsche's hammer - going to break everything and make something better. The creative energy in this country, and what people are coming up with is very hopeful.

Fame is very corrosive and you have to guard very strictly against it.