You can make history, or you will be vilified by it.

You never know as a director what other directors do. Because you don't get to see what they do.

It does feel like the middle ground has fallen out. I'm only saying that from personal experience, saying, "I'd like to make that movie" and hearing, "Oh, they're not making those types of movies anymore."

When I was doing 'This Boy's Life' I wanted to be as old as Robert DeNiro and as experienced as him and have the same respect as he did in that movie.

When I was very young, biology, the diversity of life, was one of my main interests. I know there's this image people have that I'm this spoiled, cocky punk of an actor. Honestly, that's not who I am. I really care that so many species have been wiped out, like genocide of entire races. I believe in the divine right of all species to survive on this planet. So I decided I want to be active as an environmentalist. I learned. I asked experts. I got active.

I get a friend to travel with me... I need somebody to bring me back to who I am. It's hard to be alone.

You learn after you've been in the business for a while that it's not getting your face recognized that's the payoff. It's having your film remembered.