I think I've been in situations where they looked at me and just see some rich white guy - they don't see me at all.

I have a tendency to say 'yes' to a script or no to a script. Not 'yes' based on a rewrite.

I loved Batman, don't get me wrong, but that kind of mindless violence is not good for young children.

Women, in order to recharge their batteries, gather in groups. They can recharge their batteries with their sisters. I tend to recharge my batteries in solitude, therefore the motorcycle trips. I need to be alone. As a matter of fact, I have to be careful. I could turn into a hermit.

All modesty aside, I think I'm good at reading scripts. The way I read a script is as fast as I can, all in one sitting, and I don't read many of the stage directions. I only read enough stage directions to let me know where I am, because they're always so verbose and mostly horseshit. So I only read the dialogue, which allows me to see the movie in my mind's eye in real time.

Every scene has two people who want two different things, so there's conflict in every scene. You've got to duke it out, and you've got to get the other person to change his or her mind and do it your way.

Talk about putting your money where your mouth is. It's not right. Someone's gotta say it. They said it. I applaud them.