I think escapism is very important, certainly in my life. I love nothing more than escaping into the world of a film or a novel. To be involved in creating that for other people is a privilege.

I'm not really an animal person.

Maybe Oliver Stone doesn't lend himself well to remakes or sequels, because he does them so well the first time.

Sexuality is a topic that has huge shifts in -society. Attitudes toward different sexualities change, but the actual sexuality of a human being is something that's consistent, and it's consistently interesting, and so people write about it.

I think if actors don't think of themselves as funny in real life they think they can't do comedy.

I don't really know who I am as an actor: the best thing would be to experiment with it for the next 30 years and never really find out.

Most actors are drawn towards historical tellings because it's one of the most simple forms of storytelling.