You can follow the action, which gets you good pictures. You can follow your instincts, which will probably get you in trouble. Or, you can follow the money, which nine times out of ten will get you closer to the truth.

I learned a long time ago in Hollywood that the only person I should vote for is myself.

Everybody said I was good, but being known and not having a big film success is almost tougher than being completely new. It just kind of turned my life around and was definitely a highlight.

Frankly, I got into the movies because I like the movies a lot.

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

Children give your life a resonance that it can't have without them.

I look for a director with a script he likes a lot, but I'm probably after the directors more than anything.