So you can't judge the character you're playing ever.

I want to swim in both directions at once. Desire success, court failure.

My idea of a real treat is Magic Mountain without standing in line.

I think the thing about film is, as it gets proved by a lot of young filmmakers now, that the medium will just go on reinventing itself, and so you just hope to be a part of that and not a part of some kind of endless regurgitation or 'Here I am doing what you know I do' kind of thing.

I think there should be laughs in everything. Sometimes, it's a slammed door, a pie in the face or just a recognition of our frailties.

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.

Why don't I like you?" "Because you think I'm an asshole, and I'm not really, I'm just British and, well, you're not.