But on balance, a performer wants to feel that there's something there which stands out because you put a lot of effort into it, a lot of energy and ….

People think you have this exciting and romantic life, because you project this exciting, romantic life on screen. But in reality you're just doing t….

You wasted $150,000 on an education you could have got for a buck fifty in late charges at the public library..

We wanted to show people what it was like in one of those neighbourhoods that they would never have access to, in bars that they would be too scared ….

Matt and I have set a date. Matt and I will tie the knot New Years Day in the town of Swampscott, Massachusetts. Reserve your hotel rooms now. I wi….

I feel things more deeply... anything to do with kids. It just makes a big difference in my life... Having a child is like taking the deepest core vu….

I knew I had to get out of Boston and stop making movies there, at least for one movie, otherwise no one would ever consider me for a movie that took….

I have a good instinct for what's real and what's not. I don't have to second-guess myself..

Persia is very different from the Arab Middle East in terms of architecture and language. Even though we think of them as one big Middle Eastern area….

I like the incongruity of how in Iran, these people we think of as being revolutionaries or fanatics or whatever are just as aware of Luke Skywalker ….

The trap for an actor is that you become too successful at what you're trying to do, and you can find yourself stuck there..

To answer the question, though: I didn't always want to direct. I just liked the idea of it. If a friend was making a short and needed someone who kn….

One guy told me I was a great actor, I just would never be on the cover of a magazine..

I get to the point where I feel relaxed, and then I just shoot a ton of material and make a lot of different choices..

Such a senseless and tragic day. My family and I send our love to our beloved and resilient Boston..

I don't think the government should be involved in any way in people's bedrooms or lives. With so much hatred and unpleasantness in the world, why wo….

[Directing first film:] I was terrified, it was really very scary because there is a lot of responsibility. I think I was terrified because I wanted ….

There are two things for a marriage to be good. One is to work hard on it. The other one is to marry above you. And I succeeded at both of those..

I feel like casting is the most important aspect of making movies..

How about the more than 1 billion Muslim people in the U.S, who aren't fanatical, who don't punch women, who just want to go to school, have some san….

I'm a writer. An amateur photographer. An actor..