I feel like I'm a filmmaker; I don't feel I need to yell 'action' and 'cut.'

Well, any time you do anything good, it's man versus himself, right? That's the art, the challenge.

Well, acting itself is a form of rebellion, always. Getting up there in front of people, telling stories - you're kind of going against the grain to begin with, wanting to do that, don't you think? Why else would you do it? Except maybe as kind of a way to affirm your very existence.

Do I listen to pop music because I'm miserable or am I miserable because listen to pop music?

We've got to force the Democrats to get a spine. If they don't want to have a spine, we should throw them out. If they don't want to stand up for the rule of law, then I'm not a Democrat.

The ages two to 15 I spent at different stages of shortness. I didn't become a tall person until I was 16.

Probably Lloyd in 'Say Anything' is the closest to me - or to who I was at the time. It was just a great love story about people in the '80s, and we all tried to make it feel as real as possible. It was such a wonderful time. We didn't leave anything in the gym; we put it all out there.