With "Good Night, and Good Luck," I think it's kind of obvious what [Truman Capote]'s getting at there, and the importance of how it's playing out today, that is journalism doing, are the journalists doing their job, are they being the other checks and balances in our country that the way that obviously Edward R. Murrow was back then.

Women are the life force we look at for their beauty.

People used to be funny about approaching me, but now they seem to think I'm as sane as anyone who's done what I've done in movies can be.

There's nothing risky in talking about your personal life. People do it all the time.

I like to come to the set with very strong ideas and strong opinions about how to do things. And I like also dealing with somebody who's like that.

There’s a period of time in your life when I kind of look back, and I’m like, was I happy, or was I just not aware?

Great talent admits shortcomings.