How do I respond to criticism? Critically. I listen to all criticism critically.

As I have got older and become a father, there's less and less time for films.

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

You have to be a brat in order to carve out your parameters, and you have to be a monster to anyone who gets in your way. But sometimes it's difficult to know when that's necessary and when you're just being a baby, throwing your rattle from the cage.

If you figure a way to live without serving a master, any master, then let the rest of us know, will you? For you'd be the first person in the history of the world.

There’s a lot for screenwriters to steal from songwriters, in terms of getting to the point.

Well I'd really love to work with Robert De Niro, because he's still the most talented actor out there.