I've been very fortunate in that I've had wonderful relationships with people I've worked with.

Be careful of success; it has a dark side.

I guess there are different ways to handle success. You can multiply it financially and use it to multiply your net worth. That's always been very appealing to me.

I didn't think about politics until I came to Europe.

Not taking a risk is a risk. That's how I see it.

I learned early that you'd better know what you're talking about. You'd better realize that certain issues are going to be so hot - no matter what reason, what logic you apply to it - you're going to be met with an opposition just because their viewpoint is different, and there's no way they're going to accept your reasoning. Furthermore, they're going to attack you because you will be portrayed as not being credible: "You're an actor. What do you know?"

The mainstream usually follows trends, it seldom sets them except for a few films.