At First I Thought I Would Have

As A Little Kid Growing Up In Hollywood, I Was Called 'a Little Crazy'. And Now I Guess I'm Still That Way.

People Want You To Be A Crazy, Out-of-control Teen Brat. They Want You Miserable, Just Like Them. They Don't Want Heroes; What They Want Is To See You Fall.

I Have No Problem Playing Anyone Who Has Different Politics Than Me. In Fact, I Don't Take That Into Consideration At All. You Have To Find Something Sympathetic In A Man. It's That Common Ground You Need To Connect With Someone.

I Think It's A Real Danger, As An Actor, When You Try To Make Some Statement Through Your Career About What The Business Should Be Doing Or Ultimately What Your Image Should Be Or How You Want To Be Perceived. I Look At Every Project That Comes Along And Say, "is This Something I Can Sink My Teeth Into And Can Do A Good Job On?" That's Really How I Choose Roles.

I Didn't Even Know What I Did In 'what's Eating Gilbert Grape'. I Just Went Off With Whatever I Felt Instinctually Without A Second Thought.