To make up a dance, I still need, as I needed then, a pot of tea, walking space, privacy and an idea.
There's no better way to unplug than having children. Changing diapers is one of the most leveling things that has ever happened to me.
I spend my working life pretending to be someone else.
I like to think that I've got determination, and I'm fiercely protective of the people I love.
I would find myself getting deeply distressed if I lived in hindsight all the time.
I don't really have any regrets because if I choose not to do something there is usually a very good reason. Once I've made the decision I don't view it as a missed opportunity, just a different path.
I love acting. I just love it. It's in my bones. I remember when I was a kid, I watched an interview with Dennis Hopper talking about Jimmy Dean on the set of Rebel Without A Cause. Jimmy said to him, "If you've got to cry in a scene, you've got to cry. Make it real. " And that's all that I believe in.
I get an opportunity to communicate with the audience about the movie that I've made. I get the chance to bring attention to the film that I've made. I care a lot about the movies that I make. I want them to reach an audience, and I want them to be successful. I promote nearly everything that I do, unless I've got some bad taste in my mouth.
These guys [the Catholic church] make Enron look like altar boys.
Just like a spider with a line of silk! Did you ever see them throw themselves out into space to weave? They're taking a chance, every single time. They got to do it or else they'd never create anything. But I bet it don't feel good, even to a spider.
I think it's an accumulation of work over the years, culminating with our work during the Hurricane Katrina-Rita relief effort.