"I just want real creative freedom without worrying about, you know, car payments." — Sean Penn

When I was growing up and somebody like Robert De Niro had a movie come out, it was a cultural event. Because he had such a confidence and a single mission that was so intimate.

In my teens, I fell in love with the movies.

I am a limousine liberal.

I've always operated under the notion that audiences don't always know when they're being lied to, but that they always know when they're being told the truth.