Sometimes some of the best moments are contributed by the actors being creative, with their own improvisations.

Some people think about sex all the time; some people think of sex some of the time; and some people never think about sex: they become lawyers.

I think being funny is not anyone's first choice.

End production today. Wrap party as usual a little sad. Slow danced with Scarlett. Broke her toe. Not my fault. When she dipped me back, I stepped on it. Penélope [Cruz] and Javier [Bardem] anxious to work with me again. Said if I ever come up with another screenplay to try and find them. Goodbye drink with Rebecca [Hall]. Sentimental moment. Everyone in cast and crew chipped in and bought me a ballpoint pen.

I'm at the stage of life when if a girl says no to me I'm profoundly grateful to her.

If I could just hope to have a major talent, then I would rather have it in music than in any other field.

I would not like to live in the past because you don't get anesthetic when you go to the dentist. You don't get antibiotics. You don't get the things that you are used to now, cell phones and televisions and things that are very convenient. You don't want that. But, it would be fun if you could, every now and then, just meet a friend for lunch at Maxim's in Paris in 1900, or go back to 1870 just for a couple of hours, take a walk in the park, and then come right back to Broadway.