We dissect failure a lot more than we dissect success.

I've done films where we don't rehearse and I've done films where we heavily rehearse. I like rehearsals.

I only pick one thing; North, South, East or West. I just get on the road and go. That's the point. The only governor I give myself is what's the time limit.

There's a difference in thinking you are a champion and knowing that you are.

I have my own vocabulary. I love linguistics. That surprises people.

If happiness is what you’re after, then you are going to be let down frequently and be unhappy much of your time. Joy, though, is something else. It’s not a choice, not a response to some result, it is a constant. Joy is “the feeling we have from doing what we are fashioned to do,” no matter the outcome.

We found a great rhythm. Contractions started kicking in. I sat there with her, right between her legs. We got tribal on it, we danced to it! I was DJ-ing this Brazilian music.