-Syriana filminin çekimlerinde geçirdiği bir kaza sonucu ameliyat oldu ve kısa süreli bir hafıza kaybı yaşadı.
-boyu: 1.80
-talia balsam ile 4 sene boyunca evli kalmıştır.
-bir daha evlenmeyeceğini beyan etmiştir.
-filmleri, genelde liberal politik görüşü yansıtır.
bazı sözleri:
* "I don't like to share my personal life... it wouldn't be personal if I shared it."
* "Directing is really exciting. In the end, it's more fun to be the painter than the paint."
* "I don't believe in happy endings, but I do believe in happy travels, because ultimately...you die at a very young age, or you live long enough to watch your friends die. It's a mean thing, life."
* "I'm the flavor of the month."
* "I know what my limitations are as an actor, but my strength is putting myself into a well-written part. When I get in trouble is when I have to fix it, or when I have to carry it on personality."
