Most of the early part of an actor's career, you do the jobs you get.

I feel very lucky because I don't think there's any part I can't play. There are parts that scare me more than others.

When you use a dialect, you worry that the people you're imitating will think you're making fun of them.

Kids are life's only guaranteed, bona fide upside surprise.

I'm certainly not as tough as people think. I'm not a fighter and so forth. I'd just as soon go home.

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.

I think of a man and I take away reason and accountability.