I Couldn't Direct Traffic. It's Hard Enough

Sometimes, When A Man Is Alone, That's All You Got Is Your Dog.

Change For Me Was Really Hard Because I Had Built Myself Up To Be A Certain Kind Of Man My Whole Life, As Men Are Where I Come From. I Thought I Got To Handle Things Different That's Gonna Make Me Feel Like A Real Pussy. For Me It Was Hard To Turn The Other Cheek. Even Though It's A Stronger Choice. It Was Very Hard To Make The Change, But I Had To In Order To Survive. Otherwise They Would Have Won.

Evan Rachel Wood Is The Best Actress I've Ever Worked With, Hands Down.

When I Was Like 12 Or 13,muhammad Ali Gave Me A Pair Of His Trunks That Were White Satin With Gold Stripes. They Were Full Of Blood, And My Mother Threw Them Away. I Think It's The First Time I Ever Cursed At My Mother.

Julian Schnabel Painted A Picture That He Dedicated To My Character In Rumble Fish. It Was Called The Motorcycle Boy. I Remember When He Brought It Over To Me At The Mayflower Hotel [in New York] Years Ago. This Is When You And I Knew Each Other.