I try to do things where I'm going to feel challenged in some way. I only really do one movie a year.

I have a very highly developed sense of denial.

I really worry about the state of the planet and I wish everyone would make a concerned effort not to trash it.

I try to avoid barbecue potato chips. They're my weakness.

I used to say to my dad, 'How did you and Mom stay married for all this time?' and he'd say, 'Two things. Number one: You gotta have the same dreams. One person can't be daydreaming about walking down the street in Paris, the other person want to work in a coal mine. Number two: We never wanted to get divorced at the same time.'

People have become inappropriate. People have pushed too far. People have climbed one too many fences. I'm just tired of it.

My father was really good at having me stand on my own two feet, both financially and philosophically. His whole parenting philosophy was to give my brother and me the skills to be grown-ups and the curiosity to ask the right questions.