I believed that English-speaking people had a divine mission to civilize the world by making it western, democratic and Christian.

I'm one of the guys who wants to watch the film completely done, with special effects, sound and music, because I tend to get disappointed if I watch it not fully done.

Looking back, I wince at the careless way I tossed out my opinions.

I now attend non-orthodox synagogues, and study little during the secular week.

If 'Black Balloon' had come out before 'The Mummy,' casting agents wouldn't have been able to see me for the first time in 'The Mummy.' But now that 'The Mummy' has come out before 'The Black Balloon,' that's a very good combination.

I did not want to reject religion as nonsense because life seemed to have no ultimate purpose without it, and most of the good people I knew were Christians.

Whether you do a play in front of 100 people or a movie that one billion people see, you're still affecting people.