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

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.

I really subscribe to that old adage that you should never let the audience get ahead of you for a second. So if the film's abrasive and wrongfoots people then, y'know, that's great. But I hope it involves an audience.

The films that I love are very straightforward stories, like really old-fashioned stuff.

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

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

To make a film, the final big collaborator that you have is the composer.