I have totally hitched my wagon to the horse of storytelling, and the idea that none of us know why we're born, or why we're gonna die, or what we're planted here, or what's on the other side of the galaxy, or when time began, or when time end. The whole nature of reality is pretty up for grabs, really.

You need to be a good screen partner. It's very meaningful to me to be a part of great acting performances.

It was fantastic to be on the set again with Denzel (Washington) and Antoine (Fuqua) and then to have the situation be so different. We weren't making a sequel to Training Day. We were in the middle of the desert riding around on some horses.

I've had several moments in my career where it seemed like I might not age out of the bracket the world wants to put you in. It's hard to keep growing up inside the performing arts. It's very difficult, and presents a lot of unique challenges.

I think having nature be a part of people's lives helps all of us see ourselves as part of something larger.

I'm horrified to admit that I just love Salinger. I was devastated to find out that other people feel the same way.

To get to be somebody who gets to love what they do for a living, that's so rare, and so there must be some kind of price you have to pay.