Bateman: "I'd much rather have the freedom, and the obligation to use it responsibly, than be put in a box."

Bateman: "It was a blast. I was doing everything that teenagers do and everything people in their twenties do. I was playing as hard as I was working, which was an effort to really balance my life."

Bateman: "As disciplined as I am, I'm also a huge hedonist."

Bateman: "I really enjoy playing that everyman part because that part is us, the audience. And you need somebody inside a comedy to tether the absurdity to reality."

Bateman: "I don't worry about people misinterpreting my kindness for weakness."

Bateman: "Starting at age 10, my personality and my identity all stemmed from employment. I had a set to be at. I was a certain way with the cameraman, a certain way with the makeup lady - a normal, routine environment."

Bateman: "Directing films is incredibly exciting to me."

Bateman: "I don't want to be obnoxious with my ambition or sound like I expect any sort of entitlement here. Hollywood is not in the business of humoring people."

Bateman: "I'm never happier than in the bed."

Bateman: "I don't really find a problem with technology or television or anything. I'm a product of it. I grew up watching TV, and I don't think I'm too dumb or too crazy."

Bateman: "If it's a good part in a good movie, I'll do it."

Bateman: "My goal is to get another 30 years out of this business. So I need to figure out the fuel to do that. And so far, I think it's respect and quality and company, not celebrity or box office or stardom. It's not a sprinter's approach. It's more like a long-distance thing. You can stick around a lot longer if you kind of slow-play it."

Bateman: "I don't have anything to fix! I don't smoke, I don't drink, and I don't eat carbs. My life is just great now. Normal. Vanilla."

Bateman: "I'm in a little bit of a different situation, because working in the business that I do and living in the city that I live in, I haven't had a problem with people who are gay. Since I was 10 I've been working alongside them, and some of my best friends are gay."

Bateman: "I played a ton of team sports growing up, and team wins are just incredibly gratifying."

Bateman: "By definition, gay is smart. I see plenty of macho heterosexual idiots, but nine times out of 10 you can have a great conversation if you find a gay guy."

Bateman: "Nothing would make me happier than doing nothing but drama for the foreseeable future."

Bateman: "I would rather do three or four small parts every year as opposed to some of the lower-hanging fruit that might get my name above the title."

Bateman: "People have often asked if I'm gay because I don't go out of my way to spit and scratch and give people attitude."