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

I was raised Catholic until I was old enough to say no.

I try not to dwell on the past. I'm not a big go-back-and-try-to-relive-your-past kinda person.

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.

The elderly have so much to offer. They're our link with history.

There are some good people. But a good chunk of them will lie for no reason at all - it'll be ten o'clock and they'll tell you it's nine. You're looking at the clock and you can't even fathom why they're lying. They just lie because that's what they do.

If people are constantly reading about you, and you're overexposed, they've got no reason to go see your movies. Also, it's not pleasant or nice to have your privacy invaded.