I enjoy playing characters where the silence is loud.

Being a good director is knowing sometimes when not to say something.

Growing up in a particular neighborhood, growing up in a working-class family, not having much money, all of those things fire you and can give you an edge, can give you an anger.

I tend to read non-fiction.

I'm not the best audience for that because I'm not a great science-fiction fan. I just never got off on space ships and space costumes, things like that.

At 23 it was all about acting. Today it's getting my kids to school, making sure that they've done their homework. I'm in my fifties, and I'm turning into a square.

You always hope that the cloak of inspiration will fall, and you'll be O.K.