If you say, I'm living in America and I have freedom of speech but I choose not to use it because it's going to cost me, well, you're not living in freedom. You're not free.

You get money out of acting. You get gray hair out of directing. Actually, I get more of a rush from directing.

I've been lucky-my looks haven't put me into one category. I don't look like a blue blood. I don't look like a criminal. I don't look like anything.

Toy Soldiers was my introduction to film. I certainly didn't think I was doing art by any stretch of the imagination.

I ran spotlight. Swept up. Did box office. Ran the lighting board. But acting was the most fun.

There's nothing more boring than unintelligent actors, because all they have to talk about is themselves and acting. There have to be other things.

I wouldn't say I'm a method actor. I do research when I feel I don't have enough experience for the part I'm playing.