I think it's my job to risk looking foolish. One of the things I've learned from the actors I've worked with is you don't get something for nothing. If you don't risk looking foolish, you'll never do anything special.

Alejandro Amenábar is a very interesting filmmaker. I had really liked The Others, which was a movie he made with Nicole Kidman a few years ago. He made a very compelling case about how much he wanted me to be in this movie. Whenever a really passionate, talented filmmaker seems to have an interest in me, I take it very seriously because I like to work.

Emma Watson is my kids' favorite actor on the planet. They never took me more seriously than when I was working with her.

One of the hardest things about my job is that there kind of is no one rulebook that applies to all situations.

The biggest problem in my life is trying to be the kind of man that I want to be, the father that I want to be, and how to process the failure of my marriage.

One of the things that's really lousy about making movies is that you have such little interaction with your audience.

In truth, the world is a complicated place.