I'm very, very attracted to morally ambiguous characters, not just pure bad guys or pure good guys.

'Funny People' is my favorite performance of myself to date. Even though it's a comedy and there are serious moments, I really felt like Leo felt like a real person. It didn't feel like I was playing myself. Whether it's a comedy or drama, I just try to make it as realistic as possible.

I grew up in the '80s in L.A., so Ice Cube and Magic Johnson are my heroes.

I mean, being shot in slow motion doing cocaine by Martin Scorsese is, like, maybe every actor's dream. Nothing will compare to it. Except maybe having kids.

I think morality is so individual and personal, and people draw their own lines of what that means for them.

I believe in collaboration. I think that is the most entertaining and effective way to write for me, personally.

Every time you're directing a movie you're kind of building a temporary business. You're hiring all these heads of departments, and it definitely feels like I'm like a CEO of a very temporary company.