i said, they are not valid unless i hand them directly to mr. beaty and that worked. so that turned into -- that little moment with warren beaty turned into 40 minutes sipping espressos in his dining room. >> you've had great partnerships along the way, including with ron howard. >> for re movies. you won best picture with him for "a beautiful mind." does he approach curiosity the way you do? >> no. he's so different. so let's say, "a beautiful mind," i would have the idea to do that and i would know how the story could work, you know, in terms of creating a first person subjective experience and i can understand that stuff and alternate realities and present all of that to ron howard and he will have the patience to spend 8 to 10 to 12 hours thinking about it and digging really deep. >> like a ying and yang? >> very much so. >> you have one of the most interesting and cool styles out there. why? >> in hollywood, everyone has a distinctive look. i didn't. i can't grow facial hair. i don't have a bad temper so i didn't throw things at people and i always wanted to be d