I think anger and laughter are very close to each other, when you think about it.

Art and resistance are great together. That's what art's made for. Look at Vincent van Gogh: He didn't cut off his ear because he was selling well.

I take anything other than 'you big pig!' as a compliment.

I don't want to get close to people who have secrets that I don't know about.

How many people didn't get a part who would have been better than the person who got the part? Thousands.

I'm not a big fan of the post-Armageddon stories, where Denzel Washington is walking around in a torn coat.

When I audition, I understand what it takes and the insecurities that come with it. If I do anything, I put actors at ease. I used to tell directors who weren't actors, the best thing they could do was take an acting class for a couple of months. Just to understand.