The first thing I remember is Alexander Calder - our school took us on a field trip to go see the Calder mobiles, and that always stuck in my memory.

I respectfully ask that the media allow me to receive care and heal in private during this difficult time.

What's funny is that there's a lot of great Australian actors in American movies but you don't often hear them do their Australian, original accent.

It's not enough just to be real; you have to try to make it interesting or entertaining.

Maybe because I began as a writer, I have a good ear for dialogue, and maybe being an English major - and that I also read a lot as a kid - if I hear somebody say something that I think's funny, or I find a situation or story, I'll try to work that into the movie.

That's the thing about friendship, it's a lot rarer than love, because there is nothing in it for any body.

In Rome, I loved seeing the Caravaggios. There are churches in Rome that have Caravaggios, and there's one, not far from Piazza Navona, that has the best, I think: St. Matthew with the money.