If I had a bucket list, I'd say raising my four girls to be strong, good women would be No. 1.

The director's in charge of every single decision [in film]. It's a dictatorship.It's a benevolent dictatorship, but it's true. It's every single shot. There's nothing arbitrary.

My mother is a professor of early childhood education. When I was two she would say she knew I was going to be an actor.

You know, a one-term president with some balls who actually got stuff done would have been, in the long run of the country, much better.

If you're just an actor you're reactive. You're saying, "Well, I hope Hollywood gives me a role, or gives me a chance at a role," whereas if you can generate your own content, then you can go where you want to go.

I've gotten much better at multi-tasking. It's hard, though. But, writing a script is not totally focused. You're taking little breaks, all the time. If a kid runs in, you give 'em a horsey ride. It's a pretty fluid process.

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