I think these movies are as much for people of that time as for people who weren't born. For people who weren't born, they see how leaders must act under a crisis situation, not trying to be re-elected or not trying to check polls, that they go from their gut check.

One person doesn't have to shoulder all the responsibility for why a film does or doesn't do well.

I haven't tried to buffer myself. I like rolling the dice.

I've always been distracted when somebody is coming after me and saying, "You're the only person who can play this part."

I'm only interested in being a good actor and in being remembered for my best films, not for the way I look. But it seems inevitable in this line of work that I have to care about the way I look without getting obsessed about it.

Life's better when it's fun. Boy, that's deep, isn't it?

You're this rat in the American maze, working your way towards the cheese, which is a job.