When I'm writing, I'm locking myself in a room. I'm the worst critic in the world. I write something and then I beat myself up. I'm like "Vin, you're retarded, that makes no sense."

Being male is a matter of birth. Being a man is a matter of age. But being a Gentleman is a matter of choice.

We've come a long way, from where we've been. I'll tell you all about it when I see you again.

I'm going to do my best to channel the character on a spiritual level.

I could care less about being an action actor like Stallone or Schwarzenegger.

Any film that you see is never just the director. If it's a film that you love, it's not so easy to say, "Oh it's directed by this person - that means everything that person directs is going be wonderful."

I live my life a quarter mile at a time. Nothing else matters: not the mortgage, not the store, not my team and all their bullshit. For those ten seconds or less, I'm free.