I Was Raised Irish Catholic, But I

I Don't Tend To Think In Terms Of A Moral Authority - Be A Good Boy, Do Good Things - More In Terms Of What Feels Right.

There's Also Some Element Of Coming Of Age During The Reagan Administration, Which Everybody Has Painted As Some Glorious Time In America, But I Remember As Being A Very, Very Dark Time. There Was Apocalypse In The Air; The Punk Rock Movement Made Sense.

I Wanted To Just Be A Filmmaker, And I Thought I Wanted To Do All The Aspects, And It Seemed Like As A Producer Was The Best Way To Do It, Because I Could Have... You Never Have Control On A Movie, But You Have As Much Control As You Can.

But, You Know, I'm Sorry, I Think Democracy Requires Participation. I Mean, I Don't Want To Proselytize But I Do Feel Some Sort Of Duty To Participate In The Process In Some Way Other Than Just Blindly Getting Behind A Political Party.

I Think Any Actor Can Probably Identify With Being A Professional Liar. You Don't Always Look At Yourself That Way, But I Know A Lot Of Days I Do.