Truth Is, Generally I Like

I Was Doing Community Theater, And I Was Always Interested In Acting, But I Was Also Interested In Sports. I Was Interested In A Lot Of Things. I Was A Pretty Normal Guy. I Wasn't Like A Guy Who Grew Up In A Dark Theater Watching Movies.

Central To Being An Actor Is Pretending, And The Adventure Of It All. That's Why You Become A Junkie For Different Kinds Of Situations.

While We Have A Very Strong Popular Culture, The Roots Of American Culture Are Very Shallow, And We Put Emphasis On How A Movie Does As Far As The Box Office Goes. Many Years Ago, It Would Have Been Vulgar To Print Box - Office Grosses In The Paper. Now The New York Times Does It, And It's The Big Story For People Interested In Arts And Entertainment On Monday. Which Is Why Emphasis Has Shifted Away From Filmmakers And Fallen On Movie Stars And Business People.

In My Experience, Sometimes A Movie Just Hits At The Wrong Time, Gets The Wrong Press, Or Gets The Wrong Representation, And It Gets Misunderstood.

I'm An Optimist. I Hope If A Movie's Good That It Will Be A Success, But That's Not Always True, Just Because Of Popular Taste Or Any Other Reasons. When Something Doesn't Do Better Than It Deserves To In Your Mind, It's Pretty Transparent - You Usually Know Why. Is That A Comfort? Yes, Because It's Logical. Does It Make You Happy? No, Because If You Think A Movie Is Beautiful Or Interesting, You Want To Share It. Sometimes You Make Very Interesting Movies That Aren't Meant For Everybody. But This Is A Capitalist Society, So Everything Conspires To Put Value On Whether It Sells Or Not.