It's almost a standard tactic, really, to try to minimize any effort that people in the entertainment business or in any public occupation make to express themselves.

You don't have to make something that people call art. Living is an artistic activity, there is an art to getting through the day.

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

You know, real life doesn't just suddenly resolve itself. You have to keep working at it.

People talk about method actors, meaning someone that's prepared very, very well, or whatever they mean when they talk about it. But the right method is whatever works for you. And what works for me on any given day is going to be different.

To find a good story, you’re generally going to find it in independent or lower budget movies... I wouldn’t mind doing a big budget movie if it had a great story.

I take my work seriously, but it's not the only thing that exists in the world.