I've been a sports fan all my life, and like most other actors, I'm convinced I could have been a pro athlete if Hollywood hadn't come calling.

Guys don't adapt as well as women do to getting their heart broken for the first time. It's tragic.

In looking at Hollywood and its structure, the director controls the medium, and I want to be in control of certain things. I want to be able to get my own ideas and my own feelings out there, and the only way to do that is to be behind the camera.

We can't wave a magic wand and get rid of any of these people's problems, but what they want is they want to be heard.

When your movie is hot, your options are crazy.

I live young and I keep the weight off of me.

I never planned to win an Oscar. When I auditioned for Ray, I was just thinking about what a great project it would be.