By and large, the making of motion pictures is all about, 'Let's ratchet it up.' And I always think, 'We don't need to ratchet this up.' If you do, don't call it 'Captain Phillips' or 'The Maersk Alabama.' Call it something else, and then you have carte blanche to do anything, down to sea serpents and aliens.

If not for John Adams leading a revolution against Great Britain...This would be the BAFTAs.

Never give up because you never know what the tide will bring in the next day.

Work in the theater is more fun than fun.

I have a woman who teaches me what love is every day. Maybe that sentiment is possible to fake, but for me it's really true.

I always wanted to play Lestrade of Scotland Yard 'cause he's a buffoon that gets to wear a uniform. I thought that would be fun.

But look, I was born in 1956, the peak year for births in US history. I think I'm very representative of many of the thought processes my generation have been through and, by and large, people of my age have had their imprint planted on the consciousness of western society for a long time.