You prep, you prep, you prep. And on the day that you film, you let all of that go. I try to achieve emptiness as much as possible - the Zen thing - to let the deal come out of that nothing.

I was loving music, and loving art, painting, so I was considering those things, but I must say I dug acting as well.

I understand professionals have to work when they don't feel like it, and I certainly don't feel like it. So maybe this will put the nail in the coffin for my acting career.

The wonderful thing about acting is that you can use all of your talents and interests in your work.

The hoopla with all the award season is kind of mind-boggling. It kind of puts you on your heels.

Tightness gets in the way of everything, except tightness.

I have my prized possession in my wallet. That's a photograph of the first words I ever uttered to my wife, and her answer to my question when I asked her, "Will you go out with me?"