I read the script for Wonder Boys, and I said that was almost perfect, it was so classy, cool and funny. It's a really specific thing. We stuck to it, it turned out good and a lot of people liked…

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I was kind of like chasing my tail and trying to do the right thing,...

I was kind of like chasing my tail and trying to do the right thing,...

It's a very smart and heartfelt movie and that's why, I think, we're all drawn...

It's a very smart and heartfelt movie and that's why, I think, we're all drawn...

If you're doing a drama that has some comedic elements you can't forget that it's...

If you're doing a drama that has some comedic elements you can't forget that it's...

I've always just shown up and tried to figure out what's for lunch and am...

I've always just shown up and tried to figure out what's for lunch and am...

Look, even bad years are pretty good years I think.

Look, even bad years are pretty good years I think.

I've always been a fella who put most of my eggs in one basket and...

I've always been a fella who put most of my eggs in one basket and...

I know very little about acting. I'm just an incredibly gifted faker.

I know very little about acting. I'm just an incredibly gifted faker.

But I will agree that I think that things happen with people in relationships, that...

But I will agree that I think that things happen with people in relationships, that...

But I think Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang really got that thing where, if a movie...

But I think Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang really got that thing where, if a movie...

I loved it, it's such fun. I like that people are seeing it and then...

I loved it, it's such fun. I like that people are seeing it and then...

Acting is always a challenge.

Acting is always a challenge.

Nothing's a break for me. Not even the breaks are breaks.

Nothing's a break for me. Not even the breaks are breaks.

I think you end up doing the stuff you were supposed to do at the...

I think you end up doing the stuff you were supposed to do at the...

With a terrible script you hustle and try to make it better. But with a...

With a terrible script you hustle and try to make it better. But with a...

I think that the power is the principle. The principle of moving forward, as though...

I think that the power is the principle. The principle of moving forward, as though...

When you have a good script you're almost in more trouble than when you have...

When you have a good script you're almost in more trouble than when you have...

I think I've been lucky, being my frequent appearances on Court TV have brought to...

I think I've been lucky, being my frequent appearances on Court TV have brought to...

The lesson is that you can still make mistakes and be forgiven.

The lesson is that you can still make mistakes and be forgiven.

I'm not 40 yet. I wouldn't even bother comparing myself to Chaplin.

I'm not 40 yet. I wouldn't even bother comparing myself to Chaplin.