Sometimes I think I'm real predictable to myself and other times... you always wonder, Is this really what I wanted to do? Did I make a mistake? Should I be doing something else?

I've done about six comedies. Oddly enough, the script came to me from one of the guys in Platoon

I don't think a director should have any kids. I don't even think it's good for your physical health. Even guys in their 30s look exhausted because directors never get enough sleep. What I do is stressful enough

You can't think that you're playing a villain, or you'll end up with a cartoon. You have to think about him as a person and a hero.

I'm probably satisfied with my career 80 percent of the time

Rough Riders took 13 weeks to shoot, plus a week of training. The same guy trained us trained the cast in Platoon. Except, instead of radios, we used bugles to signal

I don't care about being a star. I can do a supporting role; I don't have to be a lead