It's always great to do a movie that you find is entertaining, but also can give some sort of political or social message.

You do these movies, you give it out to the world and you really have no idea how people are going to react to you.

To make a great movie is such a combination of different things that need to come into play to actually make a memorable film and not have a film to fall by the wayside, to have something live on during the years, and one of those elements is the commitment the actors have to their performance.

What I was really overwhelmed with by Africa was its tremendous natural beauty; I got to go to some pretty amazing places. Every other weekend we got a day or two off and go on a safari or the natural wonders of Africa and if anyone gets the opportunity to go there, it's something you have to do in your lifetime.

There is a segment of the American population that has been excluded from the national myth, and that should be redressed.

There is no reason why challenging themes and engaging stories have to be mutually exclusive - in fact, each can fuel the other.

I maintain that no movie can be funny enough. I mean even the most serious, even the most intense movie and I know enough about life to know in those dark moments inevitably someone will say something funny and I will be part of the whole experience.