Some directors are very free and some directors are very specific. It seemed like doing a play.

I was about to move out of my apartment because I was so broke. I'd sort of made a pact with myself that I wouldn't take a job unless it was interesting to me, and I became broke very fast.

When people go at war they cheapen things.

I'm doing a record that has a story that runs through all of the songs, and then there is also a film that goes along with it.

I was really impressed with Naomi [Watts]. She was a producer, and she was doing things that I wasn't really aware of. The way she was able to switch from handling problems to shoot a really difficult scene, I think is a real testament to her true ability.

Well, the first thing I wanted to be was a carpenter. Then I wanted to be a painter and then a singer. It was when I first saw 'Lawrence of Arabia' that I wanted to be an actor.

When actors give their input, it can be very ego-driven, and directors are scared of that.