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.

Directing is a huge amount of work with very little payoff, and a quarter of the money, and nine times more time spent.

You should know the lines, be prepared, get sleep, and have the script analyzed so you're ready to rock and roll.

When a director makes a mistake, people suffer. People suffer horribly sometimes.

As an actor, early on, you learn that the audience is never wrong. And if you think they are wrong, you need to find a different way to make a living. Collectively the audience is smarter than you will ever, ever be.

You have to do whatever you can to limit the things that could make you feel insecure.

I've got two little girls, I'm not scared about sex. I'll teach them, it's not going to kill them. But what could kill them is violence. Guns, drinking and driving, these are the real dangers in our society.