Since I was very young I've been fascinated with nature and I actually wanted to be a marine biologist when I was very young. That was a great passion of mine. So I suppose in the off season when I'm not making movies, I became more and more active as an environmentalist trying to be more vocal about issues that I felt were important.

Some people don't get it when I'm being sarcastic.

I don't think my parents would be shocked about anything I did, because they're so laid-back.

When I can't immediately define the character, and there's an element of mystery to it and still a lot to be explored, that's when I say yes.

There's so many intangible forces that come into play when making a film, I have no idea what the public will ultimately think of something that I do, let alone critics.

I've gotten to play some pretty intense characters and I tend to think it's therapeutic for me.

It's interesting in this day and age to do a film about political espionage and wiretapping. I don't think that those types of secrets that J. Edgar Hoover was able to obtain and keep for such a long period of time would be possible in today's world, with the Internet and WikiLeaks.