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.

As a struggling actor, youre not looking for parts that define you; youre just looking for work.

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.

As somebody who makes his living in the movie business and wants to contribute to it, I think that the best chance I have of doing that is just consistently working with great directors.

Any moron with a pack of matches can start a fire. Raining down sulfur takes a huge level of endurance. Mass genocide is the most exhausting activity one can engage in, next to soccer.

You will never solve poverty without solving water and sanitation.

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