I walk by studio heads and they actually look and put their hand out now, like maybe I should be on their radar.

The greatest thing my dad taught me came from when I called him from a phone booth and said, 'Hungry. No bus token. Please. Out of options.' He said, 'Pfft, get a job.

I think that the power is the principle. The principle of moving forward, as though you have the confidence to move forward, eventually gives you confidence when you look back and see what you've done.

The audience can feel the subtleties of the characters.

My old man had a philosophy: peace means having a bigger stick than the other guy.

I just don't like big guys who speak cryptically and act like they understand the language better than me.

The lesson is that you can still make mistakes and be forgiven.