But in a broader sense, when I have more control, I want to expose people to new ideas.

Music is my greatest love. If I could play an instrument I would be a musician.

In my career, I've often played the protagonist or the hero of the movie, and there are so many rules inherent to that role. The audience needs to stay with you, identify with you and like you. When you play the bad guy, those rules go out the window. There's so much freedom there.

Where you raise your children isn't as important as how you raise your children.

The ultimate 20-year plan is to be living in the Caribbean, writing, living off the land, eating from the ocean and probably smoking herb.

I really respond to diversity, a broader landscape, with actors of different ages and races and backgrounds.

There was a time - before I made movies - when I was more forgiving, but now that I've learned as much as I have, I want to do movies that I want to see, that have their own unique flavor.