The Nice Thing About Being A Director

I Notice That My Characters Go Out To Dinner And Have Fun And Take These Great Trips, But I Spend So Much Time On Their Lives, I Don’t Have Much Of A Personal Life Of My Own. I Have To Sort Of Remember To Fill Out That Little Notebook On Me.

The Loss Of A Child Is My Greatest Nightmare.

My Role As Goodwill Ambassador Has Made My Work As A Film Star Relatively Dull. I Can`t Find Anything That Interests Me Enough To Go Back To Work. I`m Simply Not Excited About Anything. I`m Not Excited About Going To A Film Set.

I Felt Beautiful When I Was In Cambodia For Tomb Raider. I Was Sweaty, And My Hair Was Matted And All Over The Place. And I Was Happy And Hot And Accomplishing A Lot And Running Around, And I Could Feel My Heart Beating, And I Felt Beautiful.

The Coen Brothers Said Something That Helped Me, "when You Put The Book Down, You Have A Certain Feeling, A Certain Understanding. That's What They Need To Feel When They Walk Out Of The Theater. That's Your Job, To Literally Put This Book On Film, You Won't Make A Good Movie, You'll Do No Service To Anyone.