I can make a better living as an actor than I can as a director. Though I certainly would prefer to be directing movies.

That was madness. You're never going to bring one of those down with a handgun.

When I go to bed at night and I think of humanity at large, I think of all those things.

I don't see life as an opportunity to see how far you can go in the pursuit of pain, although I think I've challenged it a bit.

Well, I'm pretty anti legends - I just don't think they're useful. So that certainly wouldn't be my intention. But will it contribute to that? Sure. Any medicine can be mis-used. But I think that there is a great courage, innocence and magic to him that more than a legend is about connection.

At this stage, what would be rewarding would be for audiences to want to watch.

I think you start to prepare the minute you read something.