I would vote for Johnny Depp. We could use a president that could swashbuckle.

Directing is much more satisfying to me than acting.

I get asked a lot about getting into politics. I say, 'Take a look at politics. You tell me what seems appealing about that.'

I'm interested in making films that ask questions and don't particularly provide answers.

There are people who like to work in chaos, and some people work better under that, and create that sort of chaos, but that makes a set not necessarily very fun. I like to work on sets that don't have that.

I don't believe in heaven and hell. I don't know if I believe in God. All I know is that as an individual, I won't allow this life - the only thing I know to exist - to be wasted.

I'm not completely against khakis. It's just the level that you have to wear them. The higher you pull them, then more excruciating it is.