I don't have a problem with fame. I got into this business intending to be very successful, but I wanted it to be at my price.

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You can take a handful of dollars, a good story, and people with passion and...

You can take a handful of dollars, a good story, and people with passion and...

I would never do something like Speed 2 again. If I'd wanted to make those...

I would never do something like Speed 2 again. If I'd wanted to make those...

I really tried to make movies I wanted to see. I thought that if I...

I really tried to make movies I wanted to see. I thought that if I...

It's easy to be a movie star. The shoes are already there. They just put...

It's easy to be a movie star. The shoes are already there. They just put...

It's interesting to help someone find their vocabulary. There would not have been a De...

It's interesting to help someone find their vocabulary. There would not have been a De...

I made three movies in 1995 and I was unhappy with all of them: Sleepers,...

I made three movies in 1995 and I was unhappy with all of them: Sleepers,...

If I was coming into the business today, I wouldn't be in it. Knowing what...

If I was coming into the business today, I wouldn't be in it. Knowing what...

I think that's what I really liked about Narc: My character has a real operatic...

I think that's what I really liked about Narc: My character has a real operatic...

I don't like people who use the press to advance themselves in a way that...

I don't like people who use the press to advance themselves in a way that...

I have a problem with the blatant celebrity exhibitionism that happens in this business and...

I have a problem with the blatant celebrity exhibitionism that happens in this business and...

I try to stay under the radar.

I try to stay under the radar.

Mostly I do films that mainstream Hollywood wouldn't touch.

Mostly I do films that mainstream Hollywood wouldn't touch.

When you look at some of the most respected actors there are and the crap...

When you look at some of the most respected actors there are and the crap...

When actors talk about research, they're just patting themselves on the back.

When actors talk about research, they're just patting themselves on the back.

You know how many movies it took Tom Cruise before he was making 5, 6...

You know how many movies it took Tom Cruise before he was making 5, 6...

I never turned down a movie because they wouldn't give me enough money.

I never turned down a movie because they wouldn't give me enough money.

Pacino's always played the suffering prince. I just find that interesting.

Pacino's always played the suffering prince. I just find that interesting.

Now, being on the cover of Vanity Fair is as important as being in great...

Now, being on the cover of Vanity Fair is as important as being in great...

I was making a lot of independent movies before the independent movement.

I was making a lot of independent movies before the independent movement.

I have all this time between projects, and I'm not so sure that's a healthy...

I have all this time between projects, and I'm not so sure that's a healthy...