When You Have A Pipe

I Like To Get Into A Lot Of Things Besides Movies. I've Been Very Involved With A Few Specific Efforts. We Built This Park In New York And It's Been A Very Successful Project... I Worked On A Conservation Project In East Africa... Too Much Of This Type Of Stuff Can Get You Wrapped Up In Your Own Work And I Love It.

You Know, Independent Films Have Been Institutionalized, Practically. Every Studio Has Got A Boutique Arthouse Label. There's Like, 18 Different Independent Film-financing Funds. In Fact, I Think The Children Of Those Films Are Getting Made. A More Interesting Question Is Whether Those Films Are Going To Get Seen And Appreciated.

For Me There's Always A Line Or Two In A Script, When You Hit It You Almost Decide To Do The Whole Movie Off A Line Or Two. You Almost Do It For The Fun Of Getting To Say A Line Or Two Like That. I Don't Have Any Specific Plans, You Know. I Mean, If Seth Rogen Calls With A Great Buddy Pic, I'll Be There.

In Drama, I Think, The Audience Is A Willing Participant. It's Suspending A Certain Kind Of Disbelief To Try To Get Something Out Of A Story.

I Had A Huge Advantage With Edward Norton Because He's Directed A Movie Before, So One Thing He Appreciates Is How Hard My Job Is, He's Very Sensitive To That. We Actually Ended Up Finishing "leaves Of Grass" A Day Early.