I am not one of these guys who works job after job after job.
A lot of films come out before they're finished.
I have a tight family group that's really important to me. I don't want to work all the time.
Seeing what happens when you rip yourself open is what your job is all about.
You look at a guy like Lance Armstrong, and you have to be inspired. I sat next to Kirk Douglas the other day, and he's inspiring for fighting through his stroke.
I'm not an activist per se, but I have strong feelings about things. People can jump on celebrities for being ill-informed or naive, but I've got a right to say what I believe.
I chose films made by people I wanted to work with, about subject matter I thought was intriguing.
I like to act with people that know what they're doing.
I listen to National Public Radio, which, to me at least, presents the most rounded view of things.
I think most people that are looked upon as doing something daring don't necessarily think of it that way-they do what they have to do.
I was concerned about filling my life up with something important to me. To me, it was just necessary.
If I'm daring at all, I guess it would be emotionally. I try to keep things interesting for myself and to do things that challenge me.
In the past 10 years, I've looked at life as this Pollock stuff. And now I'm almost in the post Pollock phase.
It's hard to see a film that's been made from a book that you really loved because it's such a different experience.
One of the first things I learned about acting was, the only person you compete against is yourself.
When I decided to direct, never having done that before, is something I'm very proud of.
You get three hours' sleep and then you start all over again. Relentless. Pre-production was almost harder than filming. I was all over the city every day. It was really exhausting.
I haven't directed a film since 'Appaloosa,' and I've been looking for something because I love the directing thing.
I think most families have a few secrets or some strange aspect to their history. We're all fascinated by family dynamics, but I'd much rather sit in an audience and watch someone else's problems!
I enjoy acting, and I appreciate people who have passion about what they're doing and have a vision about the film they're trying to make.
