If I like the story and it's well written, and it's a character I want to play and they'll pay me, then I decide to do it.

Nothing else counts except what you want.

A good actor's director, first of all, is prepared, so there's not an exorbitant amount of wasted footage.

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.

I don't know if it's fair to say that it's a bad time for movies. It seems to me that throughout the entire history of filmmaking, every year there have been about two really wonderful movies, about 10 others that are pretty good, and a whole pile of garbage.

There are statistics out that say 20 year olds, 18 years olds think about sex 90 percent of the time. They only don't think about sex when they're eating, and that's rare.

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