[Pause] I was presented a script, and it was negotiated that I would do it. And then….some elements involved decided that I wasn't to be a part of it. I was furious because it was everything that you don't want Hollywood to be. It seemed unfair.

How does your anger manifest itself?

Yelling. If I feel I'm being manipulated, I don't, like, kick the cat, you know? I'll confront the person directly. The velocity of it varies, and it could be with family, friends, myself. I'll get mad if I feel like in a creative situation I'm being mishandled or not given a fair shot.

Do you break things?

No! I think people are more used to my not being angry, so that when I am angry, it's more effective….OK, I have an answer for that confidence question: Right before I was offered Pulp Fiction, I started to lose confidence in my career. Not in my talents, but in my career. I was thinking, maybe it's all over, maybe I have to face the fact that for whatever reason, this doesn't work as far as film is concerned anymore.

Do you see yourself taking two years off again?

Not in the near future, no. I know that if I get to that point again – where I was before Quentin offered me the movie – well, I'd rather not be there. [Grins] I mean, I'd like to do whatever I could not to be there because it would be fun not to be there.