And the actors tend not to want to watch themselves very often. I'm one of those guys.

I think we have the attention span of a gnat. You know, with cell phones and Twitter.

Stars don't want to have flaws. Stars like to be likable.

I don't watch dailies. I don't pretend not to read reviews, I just don't. I wait for it to come on the air, just like everybody else.

One of the more noble things the Oscars can do is pay attention to movies no one knows about. Blockbusters don't need much help.

I went to Walter Reed hospital a couple of times to visit wounded soldiers, kids with no legs and one arm. You start to question some things.

The indie world changed when the economy went south. I was frustrated with doing something, then waiting for it to come out, and sometimes it never did, or would just play in New York for 50 people. So I really wanted to try something else.