It's really rare for film directors to be that interested in things other than themselves.

It's exciting to be with really, really good people. Some people make you feel like you've got to up your game. Working with good people is always good.

A sweaty Macbeth with blood on his arms coming in fresh from the battle doesn't interest me.

I was horrified when Richard Chamberlain and Rupert Everett said gay actors should stay in the closet. They were saying to people that they should live a lie and not be liberated, to live in fear of being found out.

My mum always told me I was precious, while my dad always told me I was worthless. I think that's a good grounding for a balanced life.

If the president of the country is not actually saying something, allowing equality to happen, how could you expect to counsel kids not to bully other kids? If they're not seeing that their society sees gay people as equals, how could you tell them what they're doing is wrong? With all this stuff going on, with the "Don't ask, don't tell" and things like that, we are second-class citizens, definitely. It just seems to me that it's hypocritical for us as a culture to say, "Bullying is a terrible thing," when really, they are just reflecting what the society is doing.

You should *have* an experience; it shouldn't just *be* an experience.