No issue is more compelling than the air we breathe, be it hot or cold, be it hawk or human.

Do you think God knew what he was doing when he created woman?

The stage has a certain discipline. But the ultimate standard is more exacting in film, because you have to see yourself and you are your own toughest critic.

My whole career strategy has been to build a base so that I could take the roles I want to play. I'd hate to think that a shorter part might not be available because I was worried about my billing.

Played tennis for years. But you can't improve at tennis after you're 50. You get to be in your 40s, and suddenly you're a doubles player.

There was a period when I just wanted to make what I wanted to make and I didn't care what lie I had to tell.

As a means of supporting experiential element in film, once I begin to work on a particular movie I consider myself to be the tool of the director.