Generally, the bigger the budget, the less interesting the characters become.

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.

Maybe if we sit out for the next few years and let Clint Eastwood get a little experience, he's going to be a good director.

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.

For Ripley I learned to play some songs on the piano, and I never really played them again.

He's famous for being obsessive about details.

Clean water is only as far away as the nearest tap, and there are taps everywhere. There's a faucet everywhere. But the reality is, the water in our toilets is cleaner than the water that most people are drinking.