My role as a producer is very specific. It's maintaining the creative truthfulness, day in and day out.

My mom raised us three boys by herself on welfare. It's not worse than anybody else's life.

When you're dealing with espionage and covert affairs, sometimes the secret is more exciting than the knowledge.

Believe it or not, I don't own a TV. Crazy huh? I'm not a big movie-goer either. I just feel like I'm watching work. I am always outside and couldn't care less about what's on TV these days.

I'm very shy in real life; I can't really hit on girls.

It's very, very technical, what we do in film. While all of the lights are there and all of the crew members and directors are staring right at you, you have to be honest. It's a very difficult, but technical medium.

I've always wanted to do theater in Chicago. Chicago is a big theater town-and, in some ways, I think this city is savvier and smarter than New York. Sometimes, I think it's a little too chic to go to theater in New York these days.