Let's get something straight - I don't see myself as beautiful.

As an artist I just can't think of a better life than the one I've been blessed with. It's just a great ride.

It's all about greed and money and it's the driving force in Hollywood.

When I started, I was an artist; I wanted to be an artist. I became an actor almost by accident. I acted for fifteen years and tried to produce. I looked for stories that were the story beneath the story that you thought you knew, like 'The Candidate'.

Curiously, directing my own films have made me more tolerant and patient. I've always been an extremely impatient actor. Waiting around drove me nuts. But now I'm much more sympathetic to a director's struggle.

I've always wanted to try new things because it's exciting and it keeps you active and alive.

The art of making a film and its content are far more interesting to me than the result or impact.