I don't like people who use the press to advance themselves in a way that they haven't earned as an actor, performer or director.

Now, being on the cover of Vanity Fair is as important as being in great movies. The lines are very, very blurred.

You can take a handful of dollars, a good story, and people with passion and make a movie that will stand up against any $70 million movie.

When actors talk about research, they're just patting themselves on the back.

My method seems to change to everything, especially when you get older. You have more of a resonance to be able to grab to. When you're younger, you have these big boundaries because you don't know how to get you to where you are. When you get older, you have a few tricks that you can pull off.

I was making a lot of independent movies before the independent movement.

I have all this time between projects, and I'm not so sure that's a healthy thing. It's scary, because at 36 I'm woefully unqualified for anything else.