I lived an idyllic 'Huckleberry Finn' life in a tiny town. Climbing trees. Tagging after brothers. Happy. Barefoot on my pony. It was 'To Kill a Mockingbird'-esque.

A great screenplay is the most powerful bait in Hollywood.

You know, your career is just your career; your life is your life!

You relate to a character and you find that character within yourself. It's all parts of me. I don't leave characters behind. I just let them go.

When I'm pushing myself, testing myself, that's when I'm happiest. That's when the rewards are greatest.

When I started out in independent films in the early 70s, we did everything for the love of art. It wasn't about money and stardom. That was what we were reacting against. You'd die before you'd be bought.

I don't take characters home with me.