My Dad Was A Surgeon, My Mom

When I Was A Kid I Was Very Interested In The Idea Of The Will, Finding Out What You're Capable Of. I Liked Those Kind Of Challenges.

I Pride Myself On Being Fairly Polite On A Set So It's Kind Of A Guilty Pleasure To Poke Others On The Set.

While We Have A Very Strong Popular Culture, The Roots Of American Culture Are Very Shallow, And We Put Emphasis On How A Movie Does As Far As The Box Office Goes. Many Years Ago, It Would Have Been Vulgar To Print Box - Office Grosses In The Paper. Now The New York Times Does It, And It's The Big Story For People Interested In Arts And Entertainment On Monday. Which Is Why Emphasis Has Shifted Away From Filmmakers And Fallen On Movie Stars And Business People.

I Feel Like It's Important To Be Flexible, Particularly When I'm Coming In Late In The Game And I'm Connective Tissue In The Story. I'm Not At The Very Center. It's Important For Me To Have A Certain Kind Of Flexibility And Try To Help People Do What They Need To Do.

I Do Want To Be In Mainstream Movies That Are Going To Be Seen. I Suppose It Satisfies The Showbiz Side Of Me.