The writing process was some of the most exciting and rewarding moments of my life. It felt a lot like being in a band.

When you do 'Before Sunset,' you know while it's a limited audience, there was a very small group of people that love 'Before Sunrise.' You feel a certain pressure to make sure that you uphold a level of quality that has been a bar. You set a bar and you have to at least match it.

Some people burn out, and some people like Clint Eastwood, he was a wild, international movie star in his 30s, and he's doing the best work of his life now. Go figure.

I think that as soon as you think of yourself as a famous person or anything like that, you're objectifying yourself in some weird way.

I've always been drawn to the best writing that I can find. I don't care if it's in movies or theater or whatever - if you want to be in front of an audience, you have to do writing you believe in.

The only thing I can point to of why I survived is I have a family that loves me and never wanted any money from me.

If you don't risk doing something foolish, you'll never do anything special.