It took me a long time to be convinced that marriage was right for me because I've come from a long line of broken marriages. My parents divorced, and I had two broken marriages myself.

On the sequel, you've lost the element of surprise. Usually, on the first one you may not go very, very deep into character; the second one you start to explore the character a bit more.

That's what Rocky is all about: pride, reputation, and not being another bum in the neighborhood.

Everybody has anger or regret in them one way or another. They all try different things to get it out. Some people go to psychiatrists. Some paint pictures. Some people talk it out.

To know that the odds are so high that only through the perishing of your life will the minions survive, that's love. That's heroism.

When I tried to play characters that strayed from who I am it ended in disaster. People didn't expect me in comedies or musicals.

I really have very little aspirations about acting because I think that probably the best things have come and gone. I would like to focus on writing and directing. I love writing and directing even though writing can be incredibly painful and lonely. I get great satisfaction from doing it.