I May Be An Optimist.

When I Was Very Young I Wanted To Be A Professional Horseback Rider. Then I Wanted To Be A Pop Singer. Then I Wanted To Be A Psychiatrist. Then I Wanted To Be A Movie Director.

I Think I'm Well On The Way Of Overcoming A Very Big Hurdle That's Been In My Way For Several Years. Which Is Trying To Find A Way To Not Let The Insecurity Of My Profession Get The Better Of Me And Make Me Crazy. I'm Trying To Find A Way To Maintain My Own Personal Balance In The Midst Of Everything.

I Was So Amazingly Witty When I Had The No. 1 Movie, You Have No Idea. People Laughed At Every Single One Of My Jokes. Then When I Hadn't Had A Hit For Three Or Four Years, Some Of These Same People Pretended They Didn't See Me When I Walked In The Room.

I've Made Some Great Movies. 'risky Business' Still Stands Up. It's Timeless. They Study That Film In Film School.

I Don't See It As A Form Of Healing, Because If You Have Wounds That Are Bleeding I Don't Think Acting Will Ever Get Them To Stop. But I Find Acting Is A Form Of Illumination.