One of the things I like about a character: I always think it's fascinating when a character can turn on a dime and go from one emotion to another. I like watching that.

My mother was supportive without knowing it. Deep down she wanted all the right things, she just didn't see the world like I did, and she's not supposed to.

Regrets are stupid; they don't mean anything and they don't add up to anything.

If I'm going to act in someone's movie, I want the movie to be interesting and be able to get a couple of solid doubles.

When you improvise on the spot, people are very reluctant to have soft moments or quiet moments or sad moments because they're trying to fill up the spaces. So they always go towards, "How come you're late?! You're supposed to have my shirt ready! You call this a dry cleaner?!" That's what happens. That's why improvising on the spot gets very dicey.

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

Film is the cheapest part of the movie making process. The expense is the 100-man crew and the financing and everything.