I Was Sick Of Playing High-school Kids.

Kids Are Growing Up And They Don't Know The Difference Between Fact And Fiction. The Line Is Getting Blurry. I Can Handle It, You Know; I'm A Big Boy. And The Entertainment Industry Has Always Been Crazy. But The Problem Is, It Spills Over Into Some Very Serious Issues, In Politics And Real Newsworthy Stuff.

The Really Good Thing About My Career Is That I Never Went Through A Phase Where I Played Characters Who Had Names Like "partygoer," "waiter," Or "guy #1."

I'm Thinking Of How Unexpected And Yet Oddly Preordained Life Can Be. Events Are Upon You In An Instant, Unforseen And Without Warning, And Often Times Marked With Disappointment And Tragedy, But Equally Often Leading To A Better Understanding Of The Bittersweet Truth Of Life.

It Was A Little Company That Released [bad Influence], It Was Really Ahead Of Its Time... I'm Really Proud Of It. And It's Curtis Hanson. He'd Directed A Small Movie Before That, But It Was His First Directorial Work That Really Worked.

[the Outsiders] Was All New To Me. It's Been Fun To Be A Part Of That Ride, Where It's Become On The Level Of Catcher In The Rye In Terms Of People's Required Reading In Schools.