I think that's what distinguishes Schmidt, really. In the movies now, so much of what is appealing to an audience is the dramatic or has to do with science fiction, and Schmidt is simply human. There's no melodrama; there's no device, It's just about a human being.

I don't have any plugs or tucks but people do what they want. I look at it as mutilation.

Staying together is a challenge. We all have to accept qualities in other people that aren't always exactly what we want or need.

I am a person who is trained to look other people in the eye.

He [Castro] is a genius. We spoke about everything.

I've always understood money; it's not a big mystical thing to me.

A lot of people in the middle of their lives have a secret yearning for more romance.