"We put ourselves out there, we look like idiots sometimes on the show. We lose our tempers, we look foolish, we get into arguments, Matt and I pick the wrong ideas to support." - On his appearance in the Project Greenlight documentary

"I don't think marriage is the thing for me right now. I think the modern sense is that marriages aren't forever. I mean, maybe deep down, people just kinda know that now."

"It's a very difficult life and not something I have any plans to do." - On plans for a career in politics

"We tried to be honest and fair on the movie. The Japanese, for example, are presented as honorable people who felt threatened by the United States. I would not have made this movie if I thought it was a piece of propaganda." - From Pearl Harbor: The Movie and The Moment

"At first Pearl Harbor looked like any of the other military bases I'd ever visited. Whoever designed military bases had the aesthetic sense of Henry Ford. You know, you can have any car you want as long as it's black. In this case, you can have any base you want as long as it's beige. They all have this kind of institutional, dull, depressing look. They remind you of high school. It wasn't until I'd spent about a week at Pearl Harbor that it hit me. Someone showed me these strafe marks and bullet hits that had been left from the Zeroes during the actual attack. That's when I realized I was standing in the place where this event actually happened and it was a profoundly moving, emotional realization." - From Pearl Harbor: The Movie and The Moment

"There's a running theme in the movie of my character trying to look after Josh Harnett's chactacter as a younger brother. Josh is from Minnesota and he has this innocent quality about him that works really well in the context of the period. Josh is even younger than my younger brother, which really boggles the mind. I think this movie was a little traumatic for him in the same way I remember Armageddon being for me." - From Pearl Harbor: The Movie and The Moment

"Both my grandfathers fought in the Second World War, so meeting the survivors and getting to hear their stories was very inspirational for me. The survivors are the people I really want to satisfy with this movie. It would make me feel really good if they are able to see the movie and say that in some way we showed the world what they really went through." - From Pearl Harbor: The Movie and The Moment

"If I was half as brave as Kate, I'd be twice the man I want to be." - On Kate Beckinsale, his Pearl Harbor co-star.

"She says, 'Why are you dating that Britney Spears? She's too young for you and she's dating that nice boy from 98 Backstreet.'" - On his mom believing what she reads about his love life in the tabloids

"He is intellectually curious and a listener, but he also stands by his opinions. He's strong. He opens doors for women. He protects a woman but also listens and tries to adjust his personality and who he is to accommodate that."
- His definition of the perfect man. His description of himself: "I'm intellectually curious and a listener..."

"Sometimes it's Britney Spears, and sometimes it's Carrie Fisher. I can't tell if I have a Lolita Complex or an Oedipus Complex." - On rumors about his love life

"I think we should just bring [Prince] William over here and make him our King. The British might have the right idea after all!"

"Appropriately, all my exes hate me. But I realize that that was largely a mark of my own failings in the past because, though it hasn't been easy, I have been able to continue a relationship with Gwyneth that's really valuable to me."

"I'm always described as 'cocksure' or 'with a swagger,' and that bears no resemblance to who I feel like inside."

"I'm not the type of guy who enjoys one-night stands. It leaves me feeling very empty and cynical. It's not even fun sexually. I need to feel something for the woman and entertain the vain hope that it may lead to a relationship."

"This series should be an exploration of the creative process. The reason why it should be interesting is not because it's like watching pygmy lesbians fight over one another on Jerry Springer. We sold this before Survivor and all that other bullshit. Not that we won't accept Richard Hatch's screenplay." - On why Project Greenlight won't be trash TV

"Just because a movie is independent doesn't mean it's good"

"I feel like fame is wasted on me. I already feel like I don't want to have sex five times a day. It's kind of depressing."

"When I was young, on Fridays I watched The Dukes Of Hazzard. You can't overestimate the appeal of Daisy Duke to an 11-year-old."

"To watch updates of your relationships on CNN is bizarre in a way I cannot explain. You think, isn't there something happening in Bosnia, by God?"

"Almost every relationship I've ever been in has basically been a train wreck."

"You think it's hypocritical to say you shouldn't date actresses and then go out and date them? Yeah, but life's more complicated than that."

"Some of the things you do to look cool can really come back to haunt you. I've gotten a few tattoos in an attempt to look cool. I like some of them, but I just did this movie with a lot of shirtless scenes. It wasn't so cool when the makeup people had to spend hours spray-painting my chest with foundation to cover all my tattoos."

"After Chasing Amy, a few people came up to me and said, 'Did anyone ever tell you that you look like Ben Affleck?' I thought that was really weird."

"On the night of the awards, I just carried the Oscar around waist-high. I never had so many women ask me 'Can I touch it?' Sadly, they were talking about the statuette"

"We'll be working for Harvey (Weinstein) for the next 30 or 40 years. The contract said we must sign away our first three kids." -On co-writing Good Will Hunting

"This is a little overwhelming for two guys who've never even won the raffle." - On winning the Golden Globe with Matt Damon