“If I was coming into the business today, I wouldn't be in it. Knowing ...” — Jason Patric Quote

“If I was coming into the business today, I wouldn't be in it. Knowing what I know, absolutely not.”

“I have a problem with the blatant celebrity exhibitionism that happens in this business and being sold purely as a brand.”

“I don't have a problem with fame. I got into this business intending to be very successful, but I wanted it to be at my price.”

“To be a director, you have to think you're the best. Ever since I went to film school, I imagined that you have to think deep down that you want to be Martin Scorsese or you want to be P.T. Anderson. Like, am I as good as those guys? Absolutely not. I feel like I keep learning, and I feel like I keep getting better.”

“My mom always said if you have a gift, it is absolutely not about you. So I don't get twisted and think for one second it's all about me.”

“Do I want to see people take their Social Security payments and put them into private accounts, open up an eTrade account and go into the stock market? Absolutely not.”