On his daughter, Ava: She is a relief from all the stress in my life; everyday she does something new and it is so amazing.

The world's gotten smaller by virtue of the Internet and new media.

I've written something and I would like to have my first film directed by the time I'm 30.

I want to make movies that people talk about when they leave the theater, that aren't clear-cut, but effective and fulfilling in some sense.

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.

To me, White Boy Shuffle is sort of like Catcher in the Rye, the story is so universal.

The idea of doing something that you've seen a thousand times before doesn't appeal to me.