I have all this time between projects, and I'm not so sure that's a healthy thing. It's scary, because at 36 I'm woefully unqualified for anything else.

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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.

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

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

I don't find movies interesting. I just want to do the movies that made me...

I don't find movies interesting. I just want to do the movies that made me...

Everybody acts like they're in a movie in most movies. That's why they stink.

Everybody acts like they're in a movie in most movies. That's why they stink.

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...

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 don't have a problem with fame. I got into this business intending to be...

I don't have a problem with fame. I got into this business intending to be...

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.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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 try to stay under the radar.

I try to stay under the radar.

Training Day was such a Hollywood movie; I didn't like it.

Training Day was such a Hollywood movie; I didn't like it.

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...

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...

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 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...