For Whatever Reason, I Have An Emotional

In Any Creative Endeavor, You Do Have To Sort Of Take Your Shots. Nobody Is Going To Beg You To Go Into The Creative Arts. So, If You Want To Pursue A Career In Something Like Acting Or Writing, The Motor And The Drive Have To Come From You. And That Does Take Courage Because, A, A Lot Of People Want To Do It, And B, It's Hard. So, You Have To Have The Guts To Put Yourself Out There And Go For It In Spite Of The World Saying, "you Know, It Would Be So Much Easier, If You Didn't Pursue This." So, It Does Take Guts.

Always Have One Artistic Thing That Is Pure, At Least One Thing, Where You Don’t Compromise. You Can Do Other Things To Make Money, But Have One Pure Area.

You Take Advantage Of Your Position As A Famous Actor To Meet Women.

When I Research A Role It Does Get A Little Crazy And Maybe Even A Little Stupid.

I Was Being Generous. Gia Coppola Wasn't Even A Filmmaker At That Time, But I Asked Her To Do It, Because I Believed In Her As An Artist. And Because I Wanted A Woman's Take On The Material. The Book Palo Alto Is Very Male-centric, But Gia Carved Out A Bunch Of The Female Characters, And Brought Them To The Fore In The Movie. And The Project Was Richer For It.