If it were not for people who stepped forward and gave me opportunities at a time when I had not proved myself at all, believe me, I would not have a career.

But I feel that I have a responsibility to help the film and I have relations with the studio and with those who put up the money so that I can tell a story that I believe in.

You can't turn a "no" to a "yes" without a "maybe" in between.

Our job, you know, in the entertainment profession is to try to illuminate and show people all sides of humanity, and it doesn't just mean that you can only do movies that are only about the good parts of us. You have to be able to eliminate the bad parts.

If you look back through history in the United States, there have been very few landslide elections. Half the country always voted for someone else.

I always thought that, in a way, you want your Superman to be a total unknown.

If you wanna compete, youve got to get into the original content game.