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In Singapore, there is this life and locals and restaurants and then big casinos and an array of chefs, and even Miami is almost close to Vegas when it comes to an amazing presentation of chefs. But they don't have these massive hotels that have become their own culinary villages.

Singapore is a natural gateway for international firms looking to access Asia and for Asian businesses to access the world.

If you spend a week at a casino you will very easily see that people have a certain way of behaving in a casino.

If you're too free, you're like the way Hong Kong is now. It's very chaotic.

We have a huge family history with Singapore because we have the duty-free shops in the airports. It's a very industrious city. It's beautiful, and Singaporeans have this wonderful desire for, and love of, luxury goods. You can see how well thought out and planned the city is with the best boutiques.

I was born in Singapore, and I lived there until I was 12. I had a very fortunate upbringing.

Although I wasn't able to get a visa for Vietnam, I was able to talk with swift boat veterans to get a feel for the time and place, and I visited a tropical prison in the Philippines to get a sense of what a Vietnamese prison might have been like.

As for poker, I've stayed away from that, even though when I was in Vegas for Ocean's Eleven, I would get accosted by these guys begging me to play. They just want to take my money. They see me, think 'actor' and see some easy money.

I think when the people in Burma stop thinking about whether or not they're free, it'll mean that they're free.