On his Hannibal Lector mask: I've got it at home. I wear it to bed every night.

Oliver Stone is a great director and I've seen many films over the years, but I try to create stuff out of my own imagination. I want to break all the rules and mess about with it and make a different movie just for the fun of it.

My father was grounded, a very meat-and-potatoes man. He was a baker.

Every time I try to retire, or even think of retiring from acting, my agent comes up with a script.

Keep low expectations and life gets pretty good.

I'm very much a loner. I don't like long relationships with people and I always keep people at a distance.

A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti.