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.

I'm certainly the last person to give advice on, well, anything.

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.

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.

Bush, Sharon, Blair and Rice are names that history will damn.

In the United States 95% of the people who win elections have the most money. That's it. So, money is a big part of elections. But that happens all the time.

You get better as an actor over time if you're growing. Like singers.