I’m really proud of ’Moneyball.’ To me, it’s about feeling pride in a movie I made. I think when I’m an old man I’ll be able to show it to my grandkids with pride. That’s all I can really go for: making movies to please me.

Hill frames artistic success less as box-office performance or external validation than as durable personal satisfaction. By invoking old age and showing the film to future grandchildren, he measures the work against a long horizon: whether it will still feel honest and worth standing behind when trends, reviews, and career pressures have faded. The quote also suggests a shift from the actor’s earlier comedic persona toward more serious, craft-driven choices, emphasizing authorship and integrity—making films that align with his own taste and standards. In this view, pride is not vanity but a moral and aesthetic benchmark for choosing projects.