I had a great '70s. I survived it, and that's always good news.

My m.o. as far as choosing projects is I really try not to work. I try to not do the scripts that are offered me.

Myths are wonderful tools that we've had, oh, for eons now that help us navigate the situations we find ourselves in.

We would do improvisation together. And that in a way, had almost a "student-film side" where we'd be sitting there with Robert Downey and Jon Favreau and we're playing around, we're jamming around and we read those pages and in next couple of days that's what we do, so it was a good experience. Kind of frightening at first because you didn't quite know how it was going to work out, but they had some very talented people there so it worked out well.

I know how to dance with the wind, I can use its power by sailing this way, then that way, and again this way, till finally I get to you. With rowing, you're working primarily with your arms and shoulders. But with sailing, you're making bigger use of the wind and the waves.

Do I have a long-term plan? Kind of. I have a general direction, I think. But it's funny what comes down the pike.

Well, there are all kinds of gutters. Life will supply you with gutters.