Birthday: Sept. 25, 1959.
Birthplace: I was born in Evergreen Park and I grew up all over Chicago. My father was a firefighter. He’s retired now.
Occupation: Actor, writer, potential director.
Current home: Malibu, Calif.
Marital status: Married to De Anna Madsen for four years.
Children: We have five boys between us ranging from 12 to 2: Dakota, Christian, Max, Hudson and Calvin.
Cars: I really like old cars. I’ve got two Corvettes, a ’66 red Stingray convertible and a ’77 yellow T-top, and a black ’57 Chevy.
Working on: I’m making Quentin Tarantino’s World War II movie, a reworking of “The Dirty Dozen”; another film, “The Price of Air,” is out in September; “Bad Guys,” a remake of “High Noon” for TBS, airs in August; and I do readings from my book “Burning in Paradise” at poetry festivals overseas.
The last good movie I saw: “Thunderball.”
The book I’ve been reading: “In the Cut” by Susanna Moore. Jane Campion is thinking of directing it with Nicole Kidman and me.
Favorite meal: Steak and french fries.
Favorite performer: Frank Sinatra.
Personal heroes: I was a big fan of Robert Mitchum and I have always admired Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster and Humphrey Bogart. They gave me a blueprint for the kind of pictures I wanted to do.
If I could do it over: I wouldn’t have made “Wyatt Earp.” It was a long, boring, arduous experience and the movie was a flop.
I’d give anything to meet: I often thought it would be great to sit in a room with Abraham Lincoln and have a conversation.
My fantasy is: I stop making films and I travel around the world and see as much as I possibly can without worrying about creating art.
The one thing I can’t stand: Hype.
If I could change one thing about myself: I wish I weren’t so lazy.
Most humbling experience: Seeing the birth of my sons.
The three words that best describe me: Noble, driven and cautious.
