Any topical subject, if it's Hollywood, will be a couple of years later because you've got to write it, produce it and distribute it, so automatically you're never going to be right on the cutting edge of stories.

Who would name their kid Jack with the last words 'off' at the end of the last name? No wonder that guy is screwed up.

I've been in relationships where I've felt terribly alone. Just because you're with someone, it doesn't mean you're happy.

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.

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.

I think there are a lot of great journalists out there. I don't find much fault in the journalist in general; I think everybody would like to break a good story.

Directors are the captains of the ship, and it's your job as the lead actor to make sure that the rest of the cast understand that by doing whatever he says.