I have known Bennett a long time, ... I know a lot about him and he knows a lot about me, and I never doubted he would make the best film possible. |
I have so much empathy for these young actors that are 19 and all of a sudden they're beautiful and famous and rich. |
I have the utmost faith in his abilities. I'm a huge fan. His show is never not insightful and funny. |
I just remember being in that room, |
I knew everything he did (physically) influenced how he behaved. They couldn't be separated from each other. That was the struggle (for me), trying to get them together. |
I like to fly below the radar, ... And here is this guy who is completely open, completely bold, who has this very strange sort of machismo.... So I had to find a different entry, a different level to find him. |
I really love your work. |
I think I'm like any actor, most actors it's kind of inbred in you that you're never going to work again even if you are working a lot. |
I thought, If we never get the money, we'll all be off the hook. |
I was given the best part of my life, basically, and I know that. |
I was probably finding my feet more than anybody. I really have to say I was more obsessed with myself faltering than anybody else. |
I went (to rehab), I got sober when I was 22 years old. You get panicked ... and I got panicked for my life. |
I wish there was a podium here - you wouldn't see my knees shaking. |
I work constantly but I work at a lot of different things. You know, I run a theater company in New York, I direct plays, act in plays, in movies, so I try to keep it eclectic. |
I would vouch for those two in the room with a very strong conviction. I was saying to the executives, 'If you believe in me, believe in them.' We kind of all went out on a limb together. |