But then again, you know, the pimp in TAXI DRIVER has this reason, given the environment he was living in.

What fascinated me mostly about Mickey Cohen was that he, in his later years, hired someone to help him to comprehend literature, to help him to read better, to understand words better.

Then I heard this genius teacher Stella Adler - I recommend you read anything you might find about her and if you have anyone interested in theatre, you get them one of her books.

Well, we are not doing that film actually. At least I am not at the moment, but we are making an effort to get it done; I don't know whether we'll get the financing for it. The old story we had it, it fell out of place and this and that.

They have equal weight and you do the same work you'd do if you were playing a dramatic role.

To create characters, one must build background. And one of the tools we use is improvisation.

You're working on being a father, so that is something that when you experience it you'll understand the profundity of wanting to protect something dear to you.