“I didn't realize that television has gone through immense changes and has become very progressive.”
“I loved '24', but I didn't think anyone else would. I had absolutely no idea.”
“I've made films that I've given all I had to, that no one has seen. The bottom line is I want to work and I want someone to enjoy it.”
“If your ethics in the military, in your training, is going to be counterminded by a one-hour weekly television show, we've got a really big problem.”
“My whole mood or sense can change by virtue of the music that I'm listening to. It really does affect me on a visceral and emotional level.”
“One of the big draws of the show is here's a guy who is ordinary in a lot of ways but, due to his profession, he's placed in extraordinary situations that he has to make right with action and with thought. That's what is appealing about Jack - he takes charge.”
“I have a very strong political outlook, and that is something I'd like to take more responsibility for in my life. I don't believe in utilising certain aspects of the power I have with celebrity to push that forward, but I would like to make some films that address some of those political issues.”
“I was 20 when my daughter was born, and making all these plans during my wife's pregnancy. I was going to be the perfect father. Once she was born, it was suddenly, 'Oh, my God! I'm a parent!'”
“If you are going to do something potentially for another eight years, you want it to be something that you can really sink your teeth in and that's going to be different and interesting for this next period of time.”
“There are a lot of movies I'd like to throw away. That's not to say that I went in with that attitude. Any film I ever started, I went in with all the hope and best intentions in the world, but some films just don't work.”