He really liked the script, but he also knew my life, stuff I'd told him. He was helping me cut it down and focus it. |
I expect to be with her the rest of my life. |
I had Jeff Daniels wear my Dad's clothes. It wasn't because I wanted to recreate my Dad in any way, it's because by having those things there it warms me to the characters and the story, it puts me in it more, ... The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. |
I rely on her. She's the first person I show any script to. |
I wanted someone funny to play the part, but who was also a great actor. As Bernard he can be very off-putting, but there's also something that makes you want to take care of him. |
I was Wes's New York friend. The collaboration came out of getting to know each other, our dinners together. |
I would love to write with Wes as long as he'll have me. |
There's always going to be some limit, and if it means I take less money to make a movie so that I can make the movie I want to make, then it's worth it to me. |
There's something deceptively simple about how he acts. It reminds me of Spencer Tracy. It's almost like he isn't doing anything, but he is really doing so much. |