I try to make two movies a year. To me, that's not too much. On top of that, I like to work.

One of the pluses of getting older is you set some limits.

I'm not afraid to play ugly - look at 'Adaptation.' I looked like a turd that a cat had coughed up.

I always wanted to find a way to apply my acting in a big mad monster movie where I was transforming into this scary entity.

I always say to myself that if I can make a movie that makes a kid smile or gives them some hope or something to get excited about, then I'm applying myself in the best way that I can. I don't think that just goes for kids. I think that it goes for adults, as well, and for families.

My definition of a father is someone who empowers their children.

I bought a Yamaha-1 and I was doing 180 miles per hour home on the 405 and that's really, really crazy but I did it.