My older sister was at the cusp of new wave, and I had older brothers from my father's first marriage who were rock 'n' roll guys, so I was exposed to a lot of popular culture.

I am always looking for that nuance, that moment of truth, and you can't really do that fast.

Clinton used to like to get out of the White House a lot. He would take night trips to McDonald's, and stuff like that. I think he wanted to get out of the house.

Screenwriting is like ironing. You move forward a little bit and go back and smooth things out.

Acting is the hardest job in the entire world. By far. Harder than ditch digging.

Of course, I'm no dummy.

I remember being taught in school that you would underline things that you liked. I remember just underlining everything as a kid, thinking, 'This has all gotta be important!' I would just underline the whole thing!