I've always been pretty happy with my style. I've been wearing tapered jeans since 1980 something.

Fame is something I think happens as a result of trying to do good work. If you're trying to be famous, your work usually suffers.

I love New York. It's kind of perfect. I'm in New York part of the time and in L.A. part of the time. That's always been a goal, to be bicoastal in a real way.

I think we need to tell stories that reflect our world.

I did Chekhov's Three Sisters once. Two months in, I remember going, "Human beings shouldn't be forced to do or watch this play every night." It's so dark and so bottomless.

Normally when you're promoting something a lot, sometimes you get tired.

Though there is something cruel about being in Hawaii and you have a computer in front of you the whole time.

I always go to bed thinking I'm the luckiest guy in the world.

There's a logic to dreams that doesn't necessarily follow linear narrative. You don't know why things happen, it's your subconscious pushing you, to give you information.

Unless you hit your television with a sledgehammer, you're not going to be able to be an individual.

I stole a lot from Gary Oldman. I stole the hairdo from his incarnation of Dracula. We cheated it just enough, so we couldn't get accused of copyright infringement.

You can't be brave if you've only had wonderful things happen to you.

I am proud to say that I am not in it for the money. If I made a million dollars, I would donate most of it to various charities and libraries.

And when I breathed, my breath was lightning.

Words, once they are printed, have a life of their own.

For your information, I am NOT overreacting. I'm REACTING. That's different. It's important to react when you're pissed off.

That is what you are. That's what you all are...All of you young people who served in the war. You are a lost generation.

When honor comes to you, be ready to take it; But reach not to seize it before it is near.

I feel that film, as opposed to theatre, is about capturing that one, real moment.

I like radio better than television because if you make a mistake on radio, they don't know. You can make up anything on the radio.

The desire for power feeds off itself, growing as it devours.