I pursue the things I do because I'm interested in them.

The Road was a movie that has a good reputation, even though it wasn't released very well, but that's a movie I'm very proud of.

I don't have a BlackBerry or whatever you call it. And there is something to be said for being isolated and out of phone range, because you can fall into a habit to such a degree that you don't even realise that you've lost something: silence.

I would literally climb out of the cradle while my parents slept, go and crawl off. I did this a couple of times apparently. I'd cross the road and into someone's house, wake them up banging pots and pans in the kitchen.

Saying you are a patriot does not make you one; wearing a flag pin does not in itself mean anything at all.

I'm not afraid of death, but I resent it. I think it's unfair and irritating.

A lot of people can forget about you in Los Angeles.