I am able to play monsters well. I understand monsters. I understand madmen.

Danger is the spice of life and you’ve got to take a risk now and then…that’s what makes life worthwhile.

I know that some actors and directors like to have intensity on set. I don't, particularly. Certainly, if they want that, that's fine, but I can't work like that.

Beware the tyranny of the weak. They just suck you dry.

I have no illusions about my position in this world as an actor or anything like that. I'm very realistic. Reality is a very liberating thing.

I believe I am quite amiable and affable and quite fair, and I've rarely worked with people who are the opposite. Moodiness scares me. What gets to me is unkindness. Madness. Unwarranted cruelty through words. People who scream and shout at work. I hate confrontation and violence. I've done it in the past and I don't want to do it again. I guess I want a perfect world.

I never cling on to hope or certainty. They're the enemies of peace.