I`ve always loved movies about con men. I think con men are as American as apple pie.

I`m actually really opposed to the death penalty.

I support the troops. This is tough time right now. I think a lot of people in our industry are afraid to speak out. I had a drink with Sean Penn the other night. He went over to Baghdad in December just to see for himself what was going on. And that guy is as American as anybody I ever met.

In the old days the studios guided your career. Now it`s all up to you.

It`s very liberating to be naked in front of a hundred people, but there`s nothing sexual about lovemaking on a movie set...

I didn`t have a normal background - I was completely demented from a very early age!

I grew up in Texas, but that was 20 years ago. Last year, in Fort Worth, they had hail the size of softballs. We`re seeing more and more powerful storms, of all types, almost on a biblical level.

It`s become very popular in contemporary films to have the twist ending.

I want people to re-evaluate me. My dream would be to make films like Clint Eastwood did... You have to be a self-starter out here at a certain point. It`s important to take the reigns or, otherwise, you can be regaled to obscurity so quickly.

When you start out as a filmmaker, you do parodies, because you can`t really compete on a studio level.

It`s very liberating to be naked in front of a hundred people, but there`s nothing sexual about lovemaking on a movie set.

... but it was movies I had always wanted to be in. I`m into the whole thing, not just performing. I love watching what goes on behind the camera. My heroes are Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd -- complete filmmakers.

I hate tests. It`s a really lousy way to judge a person`s ability.

I`m into the whole thing, not just performing. I love watching what goes on behind the camera. My heroes are Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd -- complete filmmakers.

It`s always good to have no expectations when you see a film. Then you can be pleasantly disappointed or surprised.

Well, directing myself meant there was one less star I had to deal with! Really, it was great. It was a big departure for me but I had a great time.

I`ve always loved movies about con men. I think con men are as American as apple pie.

You don`t really get to pick and chose what you would like to be doing. But I`ve been very fortunate, and I think water seeks its own level. You do gravitate towards things that you would get off on.