Walk through Santa Monica and try to find somebody who knows a young man or woman who's in this war. Here, war is an intellectual concept. If you los….

It takes me awhile to find something that I'm passionate about. I'm reading a lot and thinking a lot, and torturing myself a lot because I'm feeling ….

I’m a deeply broken person, and broken institutions fascinate me..

If there's magic in boxing, it's the magic of fighting battles beyond endurance, beyond cracked ribs, ruptured kidneys and detached retinas. It's the….

I found two true stories. One was in 2003. One was the beginning of 2004. I decided to meld them. Richard Davis' story which is the largest portion o….

I just want to thank people who take big risks in their daily lives when there aren't cameras rolling. I want to dedicate this award to people who st….

This is our fault. My fault as much as the next man's, because even if I was against the war, I didn't do enough to stop it..

The radical rightwing pegs Hollywood as a leftist town, which is completely wrong. There are a lot of actors, writers, and directors who talk a liber….

Now we really like to put people in boxes. As men, we do it because we don't understand characters that aren't ourselves and we aren't willing to put….

Every 10 years, I know less about love and relationships. The smarter I get, the less I know..

I've lived in America for many years. I mean, I love being a Canadian, but I truly identify with America. I love America so much..

Unless I'm really uneasy with what I'm writing, I lose interest very quickly..

We never did just one take. Multiple takes. Many. I did a bunch. Sometimes I do one take. Sometimes I did 20..

I just always try to find an interesting story and tell it well. That's a hard enough thing to do, whether it's a piece of fiction or it's a small pi….

You'd be surprised how many writers, or how many actors, if they miss a paycheck or two, they've got nothing. As a writer or an actor you can have fo….

Usually the characters are where I start. Then I continually ask myself, 'What's the worst thing that could happen to this character?'.

I don't think writers should write about answers. I think writers should write about questions..

What happens when these young men and women come home so scarred and so wounded? We are ignoring that fact. We're just shoving them under the carpet..

United States could be a great country. It needs to be a great country. It's our responsibility as citizens to make that happen, every single one of ….

It turns out that good actors can make anything believable..

The wrong one will start saying things like "withdraw with honor." We've heard phrases like that before, and they led to thousands and thousands of d….