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 don't know if winning at any cost is wrong or not. There are times I've thought that the end justified the means.

I like owning dirt. You know, I spent a lot of time broke when I moved to California. So deep in my soul is still this idea of being un-employed. To me, owning land means you could sell it at some point and have money.

I did a lot of terrible TV shows and was really terrible in them, and I've done terrible films I was terrible in, but nobody really noticed.

My father taught me about having principles and how to treat people with respect. My aunt also taught me how to keep a perspective on everything that happens to you. So you learn to be humble and not take your success for granted.

The funniest thing is that all the things every director goes through, I thought I could shortcut, but there was no getting around those issues.

Most of the time, I'm working in places I'm not familiar with. Sometimes it's Slovakia, and sometimes it's Hawaii. Not to bash on Slovakia, but I really did enjoy Hawaii.