I didn't become an actor for the money, so I can't stay with a job for that reason. I did too many years of theater where you just get by from month to month, happily, to make that a priority.

This is going to sound terrible, but once I moved to New York, I never did a civilian job. I was extraordinarily lucky.

I was always snobby about soap operas, and commercials, too, but one does have to eat. I remember auditioning for a commercial for a mouthwash or chewing gum or something, and I had to pretend to be the back end of somebody in a horse costume. After that, I said, 'That's it. That's it. You've sunk too far!'

Unfortunately, a lot of kids don't read anymore. I don't know what we can do about that.

When you play it too safe, you're taking the biggest risk of your life. Time is the only wealth we're given.

I'm an actor first and foremost. My producing credentials are just to say, 'Yeah, I love this story and now let's bring the people, the ensemble together,' and I get out of the way. I have no desire to check on schedules and shooting schedules and money and stuff like that.

No matter how much money you make, no matter how famous you are, you're not above going outside and cutting trees. I do it all the time.

The globalization that has rescued so many in poor countries has harmed some people in rich countries, as factories and jobs migrated to where labor is cheaper.