I Knew Danny Devito And He Knew

The Best Films Of Any Kind, Narrative Or Documentary, Provoke Questions.

I Studied French Forever, And When Do I Ever Speak French? I Clearly Should Have Studied Spanish. I Wish I Had Stuck With Music, Because That Would Still Be Great. I Really Wish I Had Learned To Surf Earlier In My Life.

If There's A Criteria That Really Gets Me Interested In A Work Besides Any Type Of Personal Interaction With The Theme, It's If I Feel Like This Is The Right Piece Of Work For That Director At That Moment In Their Career.

As An Actor, If You Step To The Side And You Look At [thornton's Performance] Technically, And You Try To Imagine Doing What He Was Doing, Most People Would Panic. Most People Would Be On The Set, And They Would Be Panicking, Going, "i'm Not Doing Anything!" All The Ham Instincts In You Would Be Screaming, "you've Got To Indicate Something Here." And It's Beautiful, In A Way. And So I Appreciate, Even As An Audience Member, The Courage That It Takes To Be... Frankly, To Be Subtle.

If You Try To Make Interesting Films, You're Going To Be Disappointed Most Of The Time. I Choose Just Not To Look At It That Way.