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I had no intention of pursuing either the characters or the setting further.

I'm sick of playing romantic leads.

I really don't take any interest at all in contemporary comedy.

It's really important to me not to be a snob about age division or about genre or whatever. The story needs to be what the story needs to be.

I don't want to stop acting, but acting in some ways is a young man's game.

I have no interest in directing. I've no talent for it.

It would drive me crazy if I picked roles with the goal of being a leading man. You never know what you're getting into when you sign onto a project, and more times than not, the characters that are close to the leading man are more interesting and more fun to play.

There seems to be more opportunities for old guys like me to do a little fighting and running because the lead characters also require a bit of depth and maturity and gravitas that one is likely to acquire doing drama all those years.

I'd rather have a small part in a good film with good people than play the lead in something I don't really care for.

I've written short stories from male perspectives before, and I've never had a problem with it as long as I've understood the character's emotions and motivations.