Hollywood didn't know if I was an actor or a nut or if I was this crazy character I was playing. I had developed an image of being a little bit unusual, different and wild.

Those who have the ability to take action have the responsibility to take action.

I like fantasy. I like horror, science fiction because I can get avant-garde with those performances in those movies.

When I was eight, I would look at the cover of the 'Ghost Rider' comic book in my little home in Long Beach, California, and I couldn't get my head around how something that scary could also be good. To me it was my first philosophical awakening - 'How is this possible, this duality?'

If I do do a sequel, I'm going to have to know for sure that the script is better than the original. So I'm going to be very careful about that because I'm not eager to repeat myself.

I've always had an interest in Louisiana, especially New Orleans.

I wanted to make an image for myself as an outlaw type. A kind of rock 'n' roll sensibility.