I came across the script [42], and I read it, and I said, "I really want to do this." And when I had my agent call, they said, ah, you know, it's not what they're looking for. So, OK. And then I let it go for a while, and then it just kept gnawing at me, so I kept pushing.

What I found was an emotional consistency with him. The words, the scenes, the situations - I wasn't mimicking what I thought Branch Rickey's emotional reality would have been.

Really, what are the options? Levi's or Wranglers. And you just pick one. It's one of those life choices.

I accrued anger from people's low opinion of me and my work, and for the work I might be capable of.

I think American films right now are suffering from an excess of scale. Lots of movies we're seeing now are more akin to video games than stories about human life and relationships. Twelve- to 20-year-olds are maybe the largest economic force in the US movie business. I'm not a very nostalgic person - but I enjoy a good story.

I'm like old shoes, I've never been hip.

There have been times in my life when I have felt I was lonely, but I don't think you want to live your life in order to mitigate against loneliness.