There are a lot of things that come to bear on movies now that I don't think are good for movies. They're trying to appeal to the biggest demographic and, when they do that, you sometimes flatten out.

I deal with pressure. I have a tendency to probably be at my best under pressure.

I've always known that I'm a little out of vogue.

Conventional wisdom can get us into so much trouble, especially as artists.

I split my time between Santa Barbara and Aspen. I live on a pretty fast horse.

There's nothing more noble than a father and mother making an opportunity for their child, knowing that their life is gonna be hard. There's something incredibly heroic about that.

I think if you want to make a good sports movie, you've got to cut down on the sports. You have to make it about people. You can't try to impress people with your knowledge and the X and O's and all the details and the technicalities.