My father ran for Congress in 2004, and I got a sense that there is no way to achieve much success without a certain amount of compromise.

I have a real interest in pushing some of the limits of things that studios don't want to make.

An acting career usually has about a shelf life of ten years before people get sick of seeing you. It's a good thing to have a job to fall back on and I really do enjoy directing.

I love children and I get along with them great. It's just that I believe if you're going to be a parent, there has to be something inside you that says, 'I want a family.' I don't feel that sense of urgency.

We're always going to be a society that's going to slow down and look at the wreck on the side if the road if there is one. We're always going to do that because it's still fascinating and it's human nature.

It's not ideal to have three films coming out at once.

Run for office? No. I've slept with too many women, I've done too many drugs, and I've been to too many parties.