We're dead as a species if we don't tell stories, because then we don't know who we are.

I never talk about 'Harry Potter' because I think that would rob children of something that's private to them. I think too many things get explained, so I hate talking about it.

My parents certainly didn't have anything to do with the theater. I'm some kind of accident.

In theater, you've got to be aware of your whole body because it involves stamina. It involves two-and-a-half hours and a sustained release of energy, maybe for six months.

The difference between being an actor and a director is simple. The director has to hide his panic; the actor doesn't.

I'm a lot less serious than people think.

The point about a great story is that it's got a beginning, a middle and end.