I'm drawn to provocative characters that find themselves in extreme situations. And I think I'm drawn to that consistently.

I don't want to be made pacified or made comfortable. I like stuff that gets your adrenaline going.

War's dirty little secret is that some men love it.

There's a conventional reaction when you see a star: You anticipate he'll be a part of a particular denouement down the road, so you don't worry for that character.

I'd love to just think of myself as a filmmaker, and I wait for the day when the modifier can be a moot point.

I don't know if I thrive in normal life.

My dad used to draw these great cartoon figures. His dream was being a cartoonist, but he never achieved it, and it kind of broke my heart. I think part of my interest in art had to do with his yearning for something he could never have.