January 26, 1996
Featured in:From Dusk Till DawnandOne Fine Day.
I don’t believe in ESP, or ghosts, or gulp you know, literally anything.
I tried acupuncturists to get rid of things, and it didn’t work.
EW; CARTER SMITH for EW
Don’t believe in mmmph chiropractors, either.""
May 16, 1997
Featured in:Batman & RobinandThe Peacemaker.
October 8, 1999
Featured in:Three Kings.
EW
But I got wealthy from it.
And he said, ‘You never have to work again unless you’re an idiot…
I mean, how much money do you actually need?
EW
My house is paid off and it’s beautiful I’ve made it Shangri-la.
I drive up my driveway and I laugh.
So then it comes down to, What is your legacy going to be?
EW
What are you going to stand for when you get hit by a bus?
You want to be able to say you made a couple of good movies."
October 10, 2003
Featured in:Spy Kids 3-D: Game OverandIntolerable Cruelty.
EW
January 20, 2006
Featured in:The Good German.
Best quote from the interview:“Film reflects society; it doesn’t lead society.
I don’t think we’re first responders.
EW
It takes us two years always.
The best era of films was 1964 to ‘76.
All that s— started playing out in film.
EW
You find there haven’t been many political films made [recently].
It was just like, ‘Oh, yeah, that was Iraq; that’s done.’
And you start to see some of that outrage play out in cinema.
EW
I thoughtThe Constant Gardenerwas fantastic.
That guy’s the real deal, [Fernando] Meirelles.
June 15, 2007
Featured in:Ocean’s ThirteenandMichael Clayton.
EW
This time there were babies everywhere.
January 8, 2010
Featured in:The American.
And what occurred to me is that I did everything.
EW
I did the whistle-stop tour.
I don’t want to be more famous.
I don’t believe that’s true for actors who are making their name.
EW
But once you get to that place, I find it to be sort of soul stealing.”
January 13, 2012
Featured in:Endless Oscar hype for bothThe DescendantsandThe Ides of March.
May 20, 2016
Featured in:Hail, Caesar!andMoney Monster.
CARTER SMITH for EW
Best quote from the interview:“I have a real understanding of what being famous is.
If you’re lucky, you get a 10-year career.
Sometimes you get luckier, and every once in a while you get really lucky.”
