I am actually retired - yes, I am retired. But I like to work. So I'm retired until someone calls me up to work.

In fact, I probably learned more about photography from studying black-and-white photography in those magazines [Look Magazine and LIFE Magazine] than I did from watching movies here. That's the truth.

As an actor, Sean [Penn] is brilliant. And he's really an excellent director, as well. We got along really well.

You used to feed a piece of celluloid into an editor. [Digital] is not expensive and that is an advantage, but I must say that I don't love it.

I was really fortunate from the time I arrived in Hollywood to work with some of the greatest directors from the beginning. I worked with Robert Altman, John Boorman, and of course Steven Spielberg, Michael Cimino, Brian De Palma ... I couldn't pick one of them; they were all different, but they are all so talented.

I don't like to be in front of the camera - my place is behind the camera.

Each story has a different approach for me and I try to work with lighting that will tell you visually the story better than if it was shot in available light.