The first movie I can remember ever seeing was Hard Times with Charles Bronson and James Coburn. My dad also introduced me to the likes of Jimmy Cagney... John Garfield... Robert Ryan... Steve McQueen... James Caan... Those are my fondest memories.

A lot of people tend to chew up the scenery. I'm a firm believer in less is more, especially on the big screen.

I've been in enough movies to know that when you're on the set and you start shooting, you're looking at playback and you get a sense of what it's going to be like.

It's of being alone with my dad. He drove a truck for a living. But he had a few free hours in the middle of the day, between the morning shift and the late afternoon shift. Because I was the youngest of nine, I could have him all to myself when they were at school. We'd watch movies at home, or go to the movies, and he introduced me to the guys who still inspire me today.

Success for me is just having a job and have the studio feel confident that I can go out there and make a movie that people will enjoy.

Clooney is just a pretty boy, man, and that's it, OK? I carried him on my back long enough. I'm on my own.

I never lie. I believe everything I say, so its not a lie.