I don’t spend too much time just kicking back.
“I don’t spend too much time just kicking back.” Ben … Read More
On the day he had colonic irrigation: ‘I feel I lost my virginity that day in so many ways.’
“On the day he had colonic irrigation: ‘I feel I lost … Read More
I learned that as a director, you’re around all these talented people, so you have this window that all these really good ideas can come in to help your movie, so you’re crazy to close them. You need to be inspiring people, engaging people. There are lots of people who are really good at their jobs but might not know or feel like they want to come up to people and get them to participate and want to do their best.
“I learned that as a director, you’re around all these talented … Read More
I’m terrible in the kitchen. I was mostly raised by my mother and she could cook, so I never perfected that skill. If I had to count on my own cooking to survive, I’d probably be thinner.
“I’m terrible in the kitchen. I was mostly raised by my … Read More
We wanted to show people what it was like in one of those neighbourhoods that they would never have access to, in bars that they would be too scared to go into, and a world that they would never get to see. All of that is something really unusual and rare and kind of fascinating. And the only way to do that and to make it really worthwhile was that it had to be authentic. We dedicated a lot of time and energy to making that right and real. So we found basically the worst locations that we could.
“We wanted to show people what it was like in one … Read More
I don’t want to jump off the roof or jump for joy depending on my movie reviews, or whether it makes money. I think the larger, more meaningful things are family and the people you love.
“I don’t want to jump off the roof or jump for … Read More
The first Star Wars movie had come out in 1977 and had become this huge phenomenon with all the toys and everything – it just kind of swept America.
“The first Star Wars movie had come out in 1977 and … Read More
The one benefit of having done all kinds of movies as an actor is, you learn the pros and cons of being tempted to do a really big movie because it costs a lot of money.
“The one benefit of having done all kinds of movies as … Read More
I’m not known for having great relationships with ex-girlfriends, but I’ve been able to continue one with (Gwyneth Paltrow) that’s really valuable.
“I’m not known for having great relationships with ex-girlfriends, but I’ve … Read More
I have definitely noticed that I care less about certain things. Other actors are like: “You can’t do that”, or “You can’t do this. This will position you in the wrong way.” That’s not my thing. And obviously so, because you can see I don’t craft or cultivate my career.
“I have definitely noticed that I care less about certain things. … Read More
You have to look also to the media, where you have a vast majority of the loudest and most influential political voices in America media from people who came from the entertainment world.
“You have to look also to the media, where you have … Read More
My father has positional vertigo, and if he flies he gets really dizzy, so he has to drive out to California, which he does a couple times a year. We talk, but we e-mail mostly.
“My father has positional vertigo, and if he flies he gets … Read More
There is nothing worse that a thirteen-year-old boy. You’re embarrassed by your parents, and you’re trying to find your independance because, deep inside, you are so dependent on your mom.
“There is nothing worse that a thirteen-year-old boy. You’re embarrassed by … Read More
If I could be somebody, it’d definitely be Brad Pitt. I love the way he looks.
“If I could be somebody, it’d definitely be Brad Pitt. I … Read More
I’m in the worst place you can be. I sell magazines and not movie tickets.
“I’m in the worst place you can be. I sell magazines … Read More
After 2000 or so, I started to realize I wanted to be doing something else. I didn’t want to be in front of a camera. I was frustrated. I didn’t think I would stop acting, but I didn’t want to be seen.
“After 2000 or so, I started to realize I wanted to … Read More
It’s much nicer to be praised than to be damned. But you have to have a certain sense of your own priorities and ideas about what works and what doesn’t because otherwise, if you’re just looking for eternal validation all the time, you can be motivated by the wrong things and I don’t think it’s as personally satisfying in your own work.
“It’s much nicer to be praised than to be damned. But … Read More
But on balance, a performer wants to feel that there’s something there which stands out because you put a lot of effort into it, a lot of energy and a lot of yourself into something. I feel pretty successful about some movies I’ve been in that have not been greeted with a lot of enthusiasm and I do trust my own criteria.
“But on balance, a performer wants to feel that there’s something … Read More