Are You Crying? There's No

When I Was Growing Up, Everybody In Charge, My Parents And Teachers, Had All Survived The War, And They Talked About The War Like It Was The Kraken - You Know, This Huge Beast That Roamed The Earth During Their Formative Years.

In The Creative Process You Come To Loggerheads And You Just Have To Keep The Process Moving Forward, Even If That Requires Jumping On A Plane And Flying To London. It's A Good Thing It's Fun, Otherwise It Would Be Too Much Work.

It's Not A Mid-life Crisis. It's A Mid-life Disaster. A Mid-life Crisis Is When You Wake Up With Everything And You Go "i Have Everything But I'm Still Unhappy."

It's Difficult To Say No Sometimes. I Often Hear, "they'll Really Take Care Of You," Or "someone Else Is Going To Take The Role If You Don't Play It." Some Of The Best Advice I Ever Received Was To Always Ask Myself: Am I Going To Kill Myself If Somebody Else Takes This Role? The Answer Is Almost Always No.

A Lot Of People Would Flee From What They Think Is Award-show Cheesiness, And I Don't. I Often Joke That My Speeches Are Very Personal Moments That Play Themselves Out In Front Of Billions Of People.