The trap for an actor is that you become too successful at what you're trying to do, and you can find yourself stuck there.

God help me if I ever do another movie with an explosion in it. If you see me in a movie where stuff is exploding you'll know I've lost all my money.

You have to be kind to people. Treat them decently. There's no excuse for not.

I like to shoot until we have a relaxed environment on the set, and I try to schedule that.

Sometimes the people we meet change us forever.

Also, getting the chance to play a supporting part meant that I didn't have to do as much as the protagonist, such as running around telling the story. [As the protagonist] you push the story whereas, paradoxically, as a character part, you have a chance to explore some of the nuance and some of the more complicated aspects of a character.

A lot of my shows in the past have been more theatrical than others, but you really get the bug for it when you direct on stage.