I always considered myself as a character actor. I always try to be versatile to show different sides of human experience.

It suits him because way back many years ago when Nikita Mikhalkov, the great Russian director, came, I said, "I want you to meet somebody." So I get Billy Bob from Malvern, Arkansas and Nikita Mikhalkov from Moscow. It's just two big talents meet. We sat for two or three hours and talked. It was great. He's the real deal, this guy.

I'm getting good offers, as good as ever sometimes. I just finished a thing with Billy Bob Thornton that was the most unique part I've ever played in my life, in the most unique project.

The cultural contrast I saw between religions... Catholics have a lot of mediators, going through saints and Mary or whatever. Protestants in general say things to God directly.

I wouldn't mind starting to ride some more if I had a really good horse to just work a little bit with every day.

If you don't daydream and kind of plan things out in your imagination, you never get there. So you have to start someplace.

There's no smoking section in heaven.