I suppose I can do more for a script as an actor than as a writer - in the film sense.

The minute that you're not learning I believe you're dead.

Charlize Theron and Cate Blanchett are very good actresses.

Life doesn't have to be about finding Osama bin Laden or becoming the president of the United States. Life is about the little things, which is one of the things you learn when you get older.

I thought of myself as part of the general filmmaking effort. And as my scope broadened, I began to think about directing. I wanted to be the guy who got to say whether the dress is red or blue.

Million bucks won't see you through a major health crisis.

Take caution in your tone, commander. I'm a fair man, but this -- heat is making me absolutely crazy.