The money I earn from films means I can help the people I want to help - you can do a lot of good if you want to.

It's always interesting to play a character that obviously has a secret.

Looking at acting, in the movies or the theater, and the way I like to look at it, it’s just an extension of childhood play… Kids play and imagine in a very intense fashion and they don’t need any director telling them “You really have to believe in it.” They believe in it completely.

There's no sense in doing something, especially if it's a hard job, if you can't have a little fun.

I'm certainly curious about people. As a kid, I moved around a lot. I was raised in a lot of different places, and thanks to working in the movies, I've gotten to keep traveling. I've always been interested in other cultures and languages.

In a lot of places in the United States and certainly even more places around the world, the image of the cowboy has become, for some people, a negative one. The word 'cowboy' implies a strong, stubborn individual whose individualism depends on pulling down other people's individualism.

I try to research or make up for myself what happened in any character's life. From when he was born until the first page of the script. I fill in the blanks.