To a certain extent. I'm a fan of rehearsal on the day [of the shoot], more than getting together a week beforehand.

Before I made it big I worked as a dishwasher, washing dishes in this place called Dishwasher House where people could just come in and do whatever they wanted to the dishes and we had to clean them with our hands till they bled. A lot of struggling actors worked there-Downey Jr., Joaquin Phoenix, Damon Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Keenen Ivory Wayans-and we actually all kind of wish we still did.

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

I think theater is powerful. The best experiences I had in the theater are more powerful than the best experiences I had in movies.

Another mistake a director can make is not to be prepared, so you get there on the day to shoot the scene, and they don't know how it should be blocked, and they're not clear on how they want to do a scene.

When I watch a film I get swept away. I don't really watch the camera.

A favorite cast? Lisa Kudrow, Anthony Hopkins, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, and my wife.