I was in Africa when I got the call for Unforgiven (1992). Clint called my agency and made an offer for a western. I was like, `He called for me?` It was jaw-dropping.
If you live a life of make-believe, your life isn`t worth anything until you do something that does challenge your reality. And to me, sailing the open ocean is a real challenge, because it`s life or death.
If you wake up and the snow is knee-deep outside, you are not filled with rage. It`s just something that you`ve got to cope with. If you`re living in a situation it`s the only situation that you know, and you`ve got to deal with it.
I was talking to Bob Hoskins when we were making Unleashed together. We were talking about the joy of doing bad guys. And he confirmed exactly what I was thinking. With bad guys you get to let it all out. All those dark places in your psyche? You can let ...