Anybody who is rude to anyone in the service industry is automatically out.

I at least felt the obligation to speak clearly [in 'The Last Tycoon']. This is pre-Brando and pre-James Dean. Nobody mumbled back then.

I'm a long time [Scott] Fitzgerald fan, as probably everyone in America is. And I've always been fascinated by that theme of, what is the price of the American dream and what parts of your soul do you walk away with? The conflict of art versus commerce was also very interesting to me.

I pretty much got busted for everything, but I definitely stretched out my boundaries as a kid, as well.

If youre wearing suits and you want to create your own sense of style, get to the tailor.

My standard uniform is a T-shirt and jeans.

Without a safe haven, one of the most authentic parts of who you are, who you love, felt invisible to the world.