Respected, I almost want to be revered, that's what I'm chasing.

We're living through the twilight of American economic dominance.

I just wish the crowd I was associated with was more passionate about what they were doing and less consumed with the commerce of the art form.

But this is a little different. This is the adult acting. This is a different crowd. It's more work and more good work. That's it. People will have their opinion regardless.

Adversity has a way of introducing a man to himself.

I'm constantly jumping off cliffs and developing my wings on the way down. ... It's a gamble, a ... spiritual gamble. You are who you choose to be.

I turned down twelve films last year... Huge money films, but I had no respect for the writer or the work.