I grew up in Batavia, Ill., a small town out in the corn fields, west of Chicago. It was boring.
I'm kind of a homebody.
I lead a very quiet life and never court publicity. I don't go to a restaurant and let slip I'm leaving by the back door, like some celebrities.
He who has lived obscurely and quietly has lived well.
But luxury has never appealed to me, I like simple things, books, being alone, or with somebody who understands.
It may come as a surprise to people, but I'm actually quite boring and normal. What do I do? I read books. I drive my kid to school. I have lunch with my wife. I pick my kid up from school. I go home.
I determined to spend the Remainder of my Days in privacy and Retirement with my Children, from whose Society alone I cou'd expect Comfort.
Northern Wisconsin, where I'm from, is so ridiculously rural.
If you would live innocently, seek solitude.
I'm not some big party chick, so it's not like I have to keep up my big social life.
I keep hearing I'm a crazy party guy... I'm not. I'm boring... At least by party standards.
I'm really quite simple. I don't want to be in the business full time because I'm a gardener. I plant flowers and watch them grow. I don't go out to clubs and partying. I stay at home and watch the river flow.
I've never been fascinated by the party lifestyle. Penciling in a night to get wasted is not something I want to do.
I've always been a pretty private, quiet kind of person and so I haven't had to change my life really at all, I don't think.
Texas is OK if you want to settle down and do your own thing quietly, but it's not for outrageous people, and I was always outrageous.
I've never minded being disciplined. I'd always rather have a quiet evening in than go to a wild party. Discipline for me has always been the foundation which leaves me free to fly.
I lead an introverted and boring life here in California.
I'm a homebody. I don't really like the Hollywood parties, and go out just to be seen. That's not really me.
I live a very simple existence when I'm not on the road. Because when I'm on the road making a movie, I'm away from home.
I'm a private person, a shy person. Sometimes, reading for eleven hours straight feels to me like the perfect way to spend a day.
I'm not the type who parties regularly. I'm happy sitting at home, cooling my heels.
Even though I wear glasses, I'm not just a mousy person who stays in my room - even though I do sometimes stay in my room and read.
Now, looking back on my life in Africa, I feel that it might altogether be described as the existence of a person who had come from a rushed and noisy world, into a still country.
I'm so not a party person. I'm so not social and don't go to parties.
We appreciate quiet living. It's not exactly a Hollywood way of life - I couldn't stand living out in Hollywood because you can never escape from the business. All people ever do is talk about movies. At least in New York you can have some other life.
