The focus and the concentration and the attention to detail that flying takes is a kind of meditation. I find it restful and engaging, and other things slip away.

The kindest word to describe my performance in school was Sloth.

You always have to know what the ambition of the scene is, what the purpose of that scene is in the telling of the story overall, so that you're there to support the story.

Why do I ask for directions? Because I hate wasting time.

I've always wanted to be bald. I mean it, completely bald. Wouldn't it be great to be bald in the rain?

The only thing that I have done that is not mitigated by luck, diminished by good fortune, is that I persisted, and other people gave up.

My older kids are fantastic people. It can't be the result of my influence on them.