QUOTES

"Every decision Cal makes is with the intent to mine the approval of his social set. He could benefit from a loving relationship based on communication and respect but he's been brought up his whole life to believe such things are not important. He's the product of bad programming and we witness it short circuiting pretty violently. His heart is breaking just as he's realizing he has one." --BZ explaining Cal Hockley's character in TITANIC

"I love this period (1912-TITANIC) in history. If I'd lived then I would have tried to make it as a silent film actor." --BZ

"I think the Titanic disaster has parallels today. The closest think I can think of is the silicon chip...We're all kind of bowing to this computer god, thinking it's going to fix everything and we're geniuses for inventing this. And, you know, I just think we should pay attention to disasters of the past." --BZ

"All the characters were kind of intrinsic. We're also carrying on the metaphor of the tragedy." --BZ talking about the TITANIC characters

"Billy's a complex guy. And I felt that right away, you know. He's brilliant. And in ways that have nothing to do with acting, also. I mean writing, directing, all that other stuff. And there was just something about him that I knew would bring a lot of complexity to a character that could be very simple. And he fought for a vulnerability in the character that I think makes it more than just kind of a cardboard villain. Yeah, he grabs the kid and jumps on the life boat, but he also loves her...." --TITANIC Director James Cameron on Billy's acting skills

"I would love to do a comedy. The primary thing is complexity. The reason I play so many dark characters is because there is room for the unexpected. Hollywood tends to have a lotof cookie-cutter villains so I like to find the angle of the bad guy and what angle the director is coming from you. In Titanic I am a first-class passenger, a millionaire robber baron. All the new socialization of 1912 is frightening to him." --BZ

"I attribute my first gig to an old-fashioned traditional audition. The first break I got was "Back to the Future," but I think it was attributed to the tee shirt I was wearing- a George Jetson tee shirt. My life direction was attributed to a kitsch, souvenir off Melrose. You are what you wear!" --BZ

"A certain strength that comes with ease. A woman who is not afraid of the word feminist." --what BZ looks for in a woman

"It tends to irk people, but I like it. I kind of feel like Mr. Potato Head, a neutral face which you can build from." --what BZ says of his shaved head

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