I've been lucky to work with some of the most creative people and it's true that I enjoy filmmaking and I'm an enthusiast.

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.

I'm one of those people that feels that Americans that shouldn't do Shakespeare... The rhythms of the English language and the mannerisms of the English speech seems to work effortlessly with William Shakespeare, but when Americans do it, something seems stuck.

I would say that I'm 98 percent skeptical, but the other 2 percent [is] open for the possibility of things.

Acting is always at the core of my life, but I'm also excited about producing. I'm excited about directing, and I have a life in the filmmaking world, and so I want to explore all aspects of it, not just the acting, but acting is the root.

Zoology has always been interesting to me. Nature is fascinating.

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