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 covet fame, if you covet all the superficial accolades, you're gonna be miserable 'cause you're never going to get enough praise. If you covet contributing something substantive to movies, music, literature, then you won't be unhappy.

Sometimes in the life of an actor you're not getting offered any jobs that speak to you. The trouble with acting is that you're only as good as your opportunities.

If I do three movies in a year, I don't feel like acting ever again.

Set designers, costume designers, actors, writers, music, that's what is beautiful.

Everyone has to pay their child support, and no matter if you're a Hollywood actor or anyone else, it's always a little bit more than you want to pay.

I've always been interested in directing. I started acting when I was thirteen years old, so I've had some desire to do something else in my life.