You're never in control. That - that is the greatest fallacy of the - you know, there's over 200 people that it requires to make a film. And there's people who are in control of how you look, what your performance is, what takes are used, what - you're only in control of how you say no.

Everything in large doses is gonna kill you. Even happiness.

False expectations take away joy.

If you can't categorize a film for a studio, it's really difficult for them to wrap their heads around it and give you the money.

To sit with George [Clooney] and argue about what we're passionate about was amazing. We're good at arguing our points of view and are all about doing what was best for the movie [ "Gravity"].

Sure, I've done movies in which I was embarrassed by my performance, or might not have cared for a co-star. Then I'd have to tell lies, like, 'Oh, we love each other; everything was perfect!'

I was raised in Washington, DC in a household where one parent was a Republican and the other was a Democrat, so I got both sides.