It's never bothered me to work hard. I've probably worked on some of the longest schedules in movie history.

I'm proud of all the movies I've made. They're not sequels, they're not franchises. And the reason I pick my films carefully is that I don't want to spit on my life. I like to think of myself as more than that.

When I do a Western, I often wonder what I would have really done in that situation.

When I see my children, and when I see the people who value me, I know how lucky I am.

My whole life has been instinctual for me. I wouldn't do well in the computer world. My children look at me for a question and then they quickly look away because they know that I'm not going to know how to make Super Mario or do anything.

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.

I like American history, so I was aware of the participants and a lot of it.