When I was growing up and somebody like Robert De Niro had a movie come out, it was a cultural event. Because he had such a confidence and a single mission that was so intimate.

The advice you give to young directors for sure is to go out and become some version of a successful movie actor. Do that first and say yes to people like Terrence Malick and Clint Eastwood and Woody Allen when they come and offer you movies. It's a great front row seat to filmmaking.

I love acting, truly my favorite people are actors.

Women are the best. The toughest. The bane of my existence. And I'll forever fall for it.

It's only in innocence you find any kind of magic, any kind of courage.

I'm a huge Woody Allen fan. Good movie, bad movie, it doesn't matter - I just like his movies.

It has nothing to do with the emotional demands of a role; I've done comedies that are as draining to me as any drama.