A lot of actors aren't particularly good directors. And they're not particularly good with other actors. That's kind of a fallacy.

Filmmaking is something I have to do. It's not something I particularly want to do.

It takes a very strong brain to resist the absolutes, the myths that the media and the politicians peddle - the idea that if you are too kind, where does it all end? That not to help someone is somehow a good idea.

There's a part of bohemia I love. The lack of prejudice, the lack of aggression, I love the lack, for the most part, of competitiveness. It's more peaceful.

Truth is I don't think God on a daily basis. I think politics, science.

What point is there to all the wealth and power that America may have if they can't look after its own?

Watching people just look out for themselves, I think, is extremely interesting. It goes right back to something like 'The Beggar's Opera' - the underbelly of society, how it operates, and how that reflects their so-called betters.