"As I get older and think about the power of film, and to me that power is the ability to change people's minds, the

the more I want to be responsible with it and the less interested I am in putting a big sign on my head saying, 'Look at me, I'm a star!'"

"I think characters that are more complex generally are more interesting than the cut and dry, black and white. I'm not

interested in that as much. I like flawed characters, I like characters with problems who try to overcome their problems.
 

[On why he decided to get into directing] " The reason was I have been acting for over twenty years and I got comfortab

le with that and I made the decision that whenever you get comfortable you get lazy and I wanted to get uncomfortable again and not be afraid to fail. My conversations with Charlie Kaufman, my interviews with him about Adaptation, and hearing him talk about how he's not afraid to fail or be naked in the quest of trying to do something truthful in his craft inspired me to go ahead and jump off the diving board and try and direct."
 

[On why he didn't star in The Wrestler] "I was not dropped from The Wrestler. I resigned from The Wrestler because I di

didn't want to resort to steroids or participate in other health-related risks."

"Exercise, it is - or I should say was - a part of my lifestyle, a huge part of my lifestyle, but now it's not so much

Because I prefer to have a more natural look than to become one of those guys that looks as if he's saying, look at me."

"I'll be filming[Ghost rider 2] in Romania, which is exciting, since that's where Dracula's castle is.

The Ghost rider has to ride up to Dracula's castle."
 

" I don’t read comic books now. I mean, I’ve moved on. But they were interesting to me from the point of view that they

seemed like pop culture myths. And I liked the old Greek myths, as well. I still like mythology and Jungian interpretation of mythology and Joseph Campbell."

"I try to make two movies a year. To me, that’s not too much. On top of that, I like to work. It’s part of my

spiritual belief. I want to do something with my time that’s productive. I want to serve and I feel I’m serving myself and serving you by working. I don’t want to sit around by the pool luxuriating with a margarita. That’s just not what I want to do."

"I know if it weren’t for my fans I wouldn’t be here so they’re very important to me. I know what it’s like to meet

someone you admire and have them be a complete jerk."

"I’m always curious about what happens when we die. And I’d like to think that somehow the spirit goes on. I’d rather

not think that it’s just about this."

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