Equal partners aren't always what we envision as being manifestly equal. Equality can come in many different shapes and sizes and combinations.

I think I'm more bonded, emotionally and in a craft sense, to films that tell extraordinary stories about extraordinary destinies.

You don't go to a town to present the play and have applause at the end of it, but that's benign conquest. It's a glorious way of exploring other landscapes and other cultures in a very life-affirming way.

But filming is good for you, because the crew isn't allowed to laugh. You can't get addicted to getting the laugh.

When you drop your guard in films, the acting process compensates. You get lazy and you start acting.

I want to play a man in uniform. I've got tremendous respect for that life that they lead. We know so little about it. It's never discussed or talked about, when they come back from battle. I want to examine the choices that have to be made in those terrible times. [...] I'll get to wear a uniform.

But comedy I'd love to do as much as humanly possible.