I came out of independent film, that's my roots. I used my independent film as a laboratory, and used what I could discover in that laboratory.

I would love to work with Tim Burton. I think we would be very good together.

When I'm in England, I know I'm a visitor, but being a white man in England with ancestry that's German and Italian, I have a history with the Romans and the Saxons. I feel some connection and ancestry here, as weird as that sounds.

My house is basically a trailer. I live a circus lifestyle. I'm always moving. It's not always easy for people that live with me, but that's the path I chose.

God bless the popcorn film. Especially movies where you can take the kids, because I remember looking forward to seeing these movies with my parents, and if I can give that back, I'm gonna do it.

When I act, I hear it like music. In my head, I hear the dialogue like music.

I find children inspiring. The way they look at the world. The magical world they live in, to me, is inspiring.