Everybody has the ability to be manipulative, to be hateful and deceitful.

First I would probably place men at the bottom of the food chain. On a grander scale, I would say they're reacting to change. Feminism has got to be part of that.

I see bits and pieces of me in all the characters in my films.

Everyone has a story.

People have perhaps gotten to the point where for the most part movies are a just bit of escape.

I'm more than open to hope, but I think men and women have a difficult time dealing with each other and often take the low road.

I think the more the actor lets you know what he thinks of the character, the less the audience cares - like a comedian who laughs at his own jokes.