If Your Movies Don't Perform, They Just

Now That I Have Kids, I'm Probably More Overprotective Than I've Ever Been. My Wife's Nickname For Me Is "red Alert." I Sometimes Check Just To See If The Kids Are Breathing. But I Try Not To Be A Helicopter Parent.

Clint Eastwood Enables And Allows Things To Happen. You Walk On Some Sets And It's Like Walking Into An Emergency Room. It's Like, "come On Guys, We're Just Making A Movie Here." That Tension Runs Into The Performances And Into The Movie.

It's Intuitive In Terms Of When I Read A Piece Of Material Or I Hear About A Project. I'm A Writer, So I've Written Movies. I've Read At This Point Thousands And Thousands And Thousands Of Screenplays. So If Something Gets Me, Then I Don't Ignore That.

Fame Is Really Strange. One Day You're Not Famous, And Then The Next Day You Are, And The Odd Thing Is That You Know Intellectually That Nothing In The World Is Different. What Mattered To You Yesterday Are The Same Things That Matter Today, And The Rules All Still Apply - Yet Everyone Looks At You Differently.

I Believe A Solid, Really Strong Middle-class Is The Key To Making The Country In The Best Way.