If there's anything about someone's life that's important enough to make a movie about it, I have to take responsibility to get all of it right. It's a huge responsibility.

I can rely on me [being a director], unlike some actors. I never got anything less than what I needed from the lead actor.

Like everyone else, I've had moments when I've felt that I've been losing my grip.

I respond in the moment which is what makes me a good actor.

You don't want to be starting a film not knowing what you want to do.

There has to be a mathematical explanation for how bad that tie is.

Even bad men love their mommas.

I don't play chess with my life, ya' know.

If I don't get the goose-bump factor when I'm reading it than I can't do it.

I'd like to play passionate women, but no one will let me.

I hate having long hair. It's like walking around with a dead koala on your back!

I am a man that has a lot of respect for faith and spirituality. I think it is important that we talk about religion in today's world.

You can't understand it until you experience the simple joy of the first time your son points at a seagull and says 'Duck!'

Do I think Cate Blanchett is the most spectacular creature that ever walked the planet? Yes, I do.

I have to believe I got some kind of say over our lives.

I read the bible often, not just to prepare for "Noah". I believe it is a very important book.

I'm not one of those fellows that is just going to have a psuedo-middling relationship.

I don't know if I was ever looking for this kind of success- it came along as a by-product of concentrating on what I was doing.

The secret to riches is the same as the secret to comedy - timing.