I've done about six comedies. Oddly enough, the script came to me from one of the guys in Platoon.

I don't think a director should have any kids. I don't even think it's good for your physical health. Even guys in their 30s look exhausted because directors never get enough sleep. What I do is stressful enough.

I remember seeing Bill Hurt in New York once. I talked to him on the phone around 1988 and that's about it. I was shooting in New York and somebody said Glenn Close came by the set.

I don't care about being a star. I can do a supporting role; I don't have to be a lead.

I had already done a lot of research for Rough Riders, keeping notebooks and old photographs. Some of the books were antiques for that time period, with the covers falling off.

If it's a good script I'll do it. And if it's a bad script, and they pay me enough, I'll do it.