Money to me is not a factor in my life.

Technology can be our best friend, and technology can also be the biggest party pooper of our lives. It interrupts our own story, interrupts our ability to have a thought or a daydream, to imagine something wonderful, because we're too busy bridging the walk from the cafeteria back to the office on the cell phone.

I think Lincoln had a unique parenting style. He let his kids run free and wild.

When I grow up, I still want to be a director.

The age doesn't really matter to me as it seems to matter to other people. A lot of people think that youth or age is the total sum of your knowledge about anything, and it's absolutely untrue. I think I might have even known more five years ago than I do now.

I love history, so I do a lot of movies about history.

I think that is the secret of great acting. You have to bring your imagination to the party. You've got to have a great imagination.