I don't like to share my personal life... it wouldn't be personal if I shared it.

'Ides of March' I did for scale - scale as a director, scale as an actor, scale as a writer.

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

The Patriot Act is certainly a concern; all of those things are dangerous. I think more important than me preaching is that we as a nation have to have the debate. I don't know what the answers are. I just know that if the idea is to say talking about it makes you unpatriotic, I've got to call your bluff on that.

I'm so lucky to have been raised the way I have, because my parents believed that everyone had the right to their own feelings, opinions, and existence; as long as they weren't harming others, you had to defend those rights.

As a director, I do very few takes, because I feel like you hire the right actor and they'll do the job right. And the directors that I've worked with and had the best luck with - Jason and [ Steven] Soderbergh and the Coen brothers - all have been that kind of director.

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.