It's not a gift of mine, but one given to me, to be able to criticise myself and not be crushed, by myself or by others.

I've permitted myself to learn and to fail with some regularity. And that is probably the one thing I was given, and that I'm still grateful for.

I'm supposed to be a pretty good theater actor.

I'm more likely to lose my temper on a film set than almost anywhere. Often the level of idiocy is so exalted that it's impossible to comprehend.

You have to do things people see or you don't get to do anything.

It's not a gift of mine, but one given to me, to be able to criticise myself and not be crushed, by myself or by others.

Some directors expect you to do everything; write, be producer, psychiatrist. Some just want you to die in a tragic accident during the shooting so they can get the insurance.

I wasn't really raised to be the type of person to have doubts.

I haven't physically attacked anyone in a couple of years.

If you don't interfere with me, I'll always do something really good.

I don't think my parents know what I do.

I wouldn't say anything I ever did in film would be something I'd use the word proud about. I've done better work in the theater.

I was a very good baseball and football player, but my father always told me I was much more interested in how I looked playing baseball or football than in actually playing. There's great truth in that.

I don't lose my temper very often now, and if I do, it's well deserved.

I'm more comfortable with whatever's wrong with me than my father was whenever he felt he failed or didn't measure up to the standard he set.

There's a reason screens are only this thick.

Of course it's trivial, but then most things are.

I only have two rules for my newly born daughter: she will dress well and never have sex.

Even if you do succeed most people wouldn't notice anyway.

I don't want to be boring. But that's not always easy.

My life before children I don't really remember. I've heard references to it, but I really don't remember.

You can't work in the movies. Movies are all about lighting. Very few filmmakers will concentrate on the story. You get very little rehearsal time, so anything you do onscreen is a kind of speed painting.

Where women are concerned, the rule is never to go out with anyone better dressed than you.

I wouldn't describe myself as lacking in confidence, but I would just say that - the ghosts you chase you never catch.

I can have incredible self-discipline. But see, I think it's obviously a form of stupidity.

'Secretariat' was such a magnificent animal, unbelievably beautiful and powerful. It's always nice to see something that close to perfection, a reason to celebrate.

Actors generally get to do things you probably shouldn't do in real life - well, at least as much as one might like to or be tempted to. Though I suppose a lot of actors just go ahead and do it, don't they?

Anybody doing something brings something to it.

Every country has their problems.

Failure's a natural part of life.

Fashion is chaotic, and it can be an aggravation, too, but it is at its best when it allows you to express yourself.

I always liked clothes; since I was very, very young, I was interested. I studied costume as part of my theatre education.

I always wanted to be fashionable.

I am inspired by the appearance of a bohemian of the new millennium.

I am inspired by the appearance of a bohemian of the new millennium. I thought it was necessary to update the figure of the bohemian, but not in the traditional way.

I believe in humans.

I brought my first fall/winter line to New York, and it was confiscated by U.S. Customs. They asked, 'What is the value of this?' I said, 'I'm not so good with existential questions.'

I don't care what other people think. I don't think it matters.

I don't mind what I play, really.

I don't remember my life before I had children.

I don't throw things or yell.

I don't understand how somebody wouldn't have a sense of humor about themselves.

I don't want a trillion-dollar empire to run.

I find it hard to pre-plan every element of everything I do. It's not my thing.

I grew up in the Midwest, quite far from any ocean or any beach, a million miles. I think for kids who grew up where I did, the idea of California, surfing and beach life was so exotic and glamorous.

I have driven school buses, sold egg rolls and painted houses, and I have often wondered what my life would have been like if I hadn't gone into acting. Mind you, it's a great life, going around pretending you're other people and getting paid ridiculous sums of money for it.

I just start with a pencil and paper. I don't want something too trendy, too fashion-forward. I don't want to make something I consider a regular person couldn't wear with blue jeans. But I don't want to make something that other people make, either - like a skinny black suit in a shiny material that you can buy anywhere.

I know fashion can be intensely goofy, but it is something I've always taken pretty seriously.

I know for a fact that a lot of actors are desperate and unhappy if their careers are not progressing at what they think is the correct rate. They just go crazy if they're not working. I don't feel I'd be that way. You can always get a few people together and put on a play. Maybe not in New York or L.A., but in a lot of other towns, you can.