I always liked those moments of epiphany, when you have the next destination.

I like Billy Beane for the fact that he - his idiosyncrasies, that he can't watch the games without getting too emotional, that he often has food down his shirt, that he tends to break a few chairs now and then. I mean, these things make him human.

The scouts [in "Moneyball"] could lend an authenticity that's even beyond what we had on the page.

We made a plan at school to meet in her garage and kiss. It was like this little business deal. I kissed her and then I ran home

Iliad by Homer is one of the great stories in literature. And I thought its themes really resonated today, whether that was my projection or Homer's intentions. It didn't seem like we had come very far.

I find all of my performances come down to mathematics in a sense - how do you approach the problem of this character? Sometimes I crack that problem, sometimes I don't.

Success is a beast. And it actually puts the emphasis on the wrong thing. You get away with more instead of looking within.