I write in the mornings. During my down time.

The thing is, I'm a very practical filmmaker.

I've always considered myself an actor first and foremost.

But usually I'll wake up and start writing about nine o'clock. I'll probably write for about three hours, and I'll do that over the next month and a half.

Like Joseph Mitchell, I would scour the streets of New York and find little pieces of what other people think of as junk - and collect it.

I'm actually one who will encourage directors to cut my lines.

I've been playing the father of teenagers for years. People always thought that I was 40 when I was 26. Once you lose your hair, they're like "Oh! He's really old now."