I believe a solid, really strong middle-class is the key to making the country in the best way.

I don't see as many movies as I used to. Or, I should say, as many movies as I would like to.

The only way I can describe it-at the end of How the Grinch Stole Christmas, you know how his heart grows like five times? Everything is full; it's just full all the time.

He's famous for being obsessive about details.

I think it's still hard for me to turn down work if it's really good because for so many years I was desperate to get a job and couldn't, so I think it's anathema for me to turn down work if I think it's really good.

I believe a solid, really strong middle-class is the key to making the country in the best way.

Most films and directors lose their nerve and want to indicate [emotions] a bit more, to show that their story is clear. I'm not saying that's a good thing; as an actor its anathema to good acting, but to have someone with the confidence to say that should I be utterly natural and minimalist is great.