I Simply Asked If I Could Have

I've Never Held Myself Up Particularly High When I Had Movies That Worked, And I Never Held Myself All That Low When I Had Failures.

I Knew I Had To Get Out Of Boston And Stop Making Movies There, At Least For One Movie, Otherwise No One Would Ever Consider Me For A Movie That Took Place South Of Providence.

I've Consciously Taken On Material That's A Bit Too Much For Me But Not An Overreach. The First Movie, Just About Performances. 'the Town,' I Learned How To Work Broader Material, Develop Tension, Direct Bigger Scenes, Action Sequences. 'argo,' I Experimented With Film Stock, Widened The Scope Of My Geography.

How About The More Than 1 Billion Muslim People In The U.s, Who Aren't Fanatical, Who Don't Punch Women, Who Just Want To Go To School, Have Some Sandwiches, And Pray Five Times A Day?

Not That It Entirely Matters: There Is A Perception That All Actors Make Their Movies. A Lot Of People Assume You're Responsible. George Clooney Told Me Actors Get All Of The Blame And All The Credit.