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

Political correctness has become a straightjacket.

We're given a code to live our lives by. We don't always follow it, but it's still there.

Wanting to be a good actor is not good enough. You must want to be a great actor. You just have to have that.

Being an actor is a good way to earn a living. And to meet fabulous people. It's great to live very comfortably. I've been lucky, I've had a lot of fun with great roles, but it is true that if I were extremely rich, I would stop and I would go to play football on a beach in the Caribbean with my children.

Whats fascinating is that when you write a script, its almost a stream of consciousness. You have an idea that it means something, but youre not always sure what. Then when you get on the set, the actors teach you.

The building of America has had its fair share of mistakes, but it's a constitution that's the jewel of democracy, the envy of many, and it's the most generous nation in the world.