As For Poker, I've Stayed Away From

It's Intuitive In Terms Of When I Read A Piece Of Material Or I Hear About A Project. I'm A Writer, So I've Written Movies. I've Read At This Point Thousands And Thousands And Thousands Of Screenplays. So If Something Gets Me, Then I Don't Ignore That.

If You're Just An Actor You're Reactive. You're Saying, "well, I Hope Hollywood Gives Me A Role, Or Gives Me A Chance At A Role," Whereas If You Can Generate Your Own Content, Then You Can Go Where You Want To Go.

As Actors, We React To The Material That's Out There, And I Probably Just React More Strongly To Things That I Feel Will Have Some Social Value.

Some People Get Into This Business And They're So Afraid To Lose Anything. They Try To Protect Their Position Like Clinging To A Beachhead. These Actor S End Up Making Really Safe Choices. I Never Wanted To Go That Route. If I Go Down, I'm Going Down Swinging. I Know That's The Way Heath Ledger Feels And Ben Affleck Feels The Same Way, Too. We Want To Take The Big Swings.

Fame Is Really Strange. One Day You're Not Famous, And Then The Next Day You Are, And The Odd Thing Is That You Know Intellectually That Nothing In The World Is Different. What Mattered To You Yesterday Are The Same Things That Matter Today, And The Rules All Still Apply - Yet Everyone Looks At You Differently.