On parochial school I was told I had an overabundance of original sin.

It is a different world than when I was growing up, and you started to just kind of maintain at thirty-five and just hope you can hope it together. People are a lot more vital than I am and doing all kinds of things and leading really important movements.

I think you have to be ready to switch gears and go with the team as a director, as opposed to superimposing your own strict idea of the story. There are very few directors that can micromanage and still come out with something that's living and breathing on a page. Wes Anderson is one of those.

At the end of your life, you are going to want to know that you made some kind of difference.

When Alan Rickman, a dear friend of mine, played villains, he always made it complicated. He didn't redeem what they did, but he made you feel that it was hard for them to be so horrible.

Somebody can be the captain of the ship, which allows you to make big mistakes.

Everyone has a responsibility towards this larger family of man, but especially if you're privileged, that increases your responsibility.