Nobody Makes Movies Like Oliver Stone.

Having Emotional Connections To Things That Don't Really Exist, Like Looking At A Green Ball And Really Loving That Green Ball, And Being Sad Whether It's Around Or Not. Stuff Like That. I've Never Done Acting At This Level Before So It Was A Huge Challenge For Me. It Was A Hurdle To Overcome Just To Survive.

The Big Thing For Actors Is The Level Of Commitment.

I Was Always Raised On Cowboy Films, And Then When I Could Start Making Choices About The Movies I Wanted To Watch I Found Myself Wanting To Watch Gangster Films Which Were Slightly More Sophisticated Than The Baseline Stuff That Was In Westerns.

When The Ship Is Sinking And You're Forced To Choose Sides, The New Solution Is To Jump From Island To Island To Island. You Don't Have To Pick.

There's A Way To Do An Acid Trip Like Harold & Kumar, And There's A Way To Be On Acid. What I Know Of Acting, Sean Penn Actually Strapped Up To That Electric Chair In Dead Man Walking. These Are The Guys That I Look Up To.