I think it's something that the citizenry needs to be vigilant about - participating in democracy, and that includes issues like what's going on and how much secrecy and transparency there should be. That's an on-going thing - in a democracy you want checks and balances and oversight, but you need a covert agency to protect the country. It's a very tricky balance and I think it changes as the world changes and I think we all need to be mindful of that.

The only sci-fi movie that I've ever been offered that, had circumstances been different, I would have definitely done, was 'Avatar.' And I literally couldn't do it because of my schedule. But listening to James Cameron talk about 'Avatar' was so fascinating. Because he literally invented the world in his mind - and it literally existed.

Listen, here's the thing. If you can't spot the sucker in the first half hour at the table, then you ARE the sucker.

We're here for such a short time. When your great-great-grandkids study history, don't you want them to be proud that you were part of the solution?

Right before 'The Bourne Identity' came out, I hadn't been offered a movie in a year.

Paranoid is what people who are trying to take advantage call you in an effort to get you to drop your guard.

Part of the American ethos is that you want to leave something better for your kids than you had and I know that my parents felt that way and I know that my grandparents felt that way and everybody worked hard so that their kids had a better chance. I just don't want to be the first generation that doesn't do that.