I would take William H. Macy as a teacher any day of the week. He's incredible. He's got a lot of hard-earned experience.

What's the classical moment that every actor or actress deals with? A tragic thing. They get that blank, faraway look in their eyes. But in life, it's not that way.

In this business, you're either Brad Pitt right away, or you're already going down the ladder.

I'm an actor, coming from New York theater.

I don't use the techniques I learned at NYU much anymore.

The whole Indian thing, I always say it's really the American holocaust. It's something we need to look at.

Ambiguity in directors is a hard thing to deal with.