Well, you know, with every character, if you're going to expose yourself, you've got to figure out every detail that you're going to play. So there's no character that you can just go put on his shirt and be fully prepared.

If you want to be a writer, just write. There's no magic to it.

Acceptance is going to a restaurant where the salad's not great, but the steak is fine.

You always got to be happy when somebody likes what you do. It's stupid not to be happy.

You make friends with older people and you always feel young no matter what.

I come from the place where I am thinking 'I have put my blood on the pages.'

'Drive' came to me because the casting director knew my manager and called and said, 'You've always talked to me about Albert wanting to play the heavy. I think he should read this.' My ears just perked up.