I think that's all you can hope for as an actor when you read a script; that after the first thirty pages it has some meaning to it.

Truly, you have a dizzying intellect.

My real father was a portrait painter. I went to a lot of auctions as a kid and galleries.

It's true in life, as in the movies, that the greatest highs are often followed by the lowest lows.

If you get into the area of judging the character you're playing you're getting into a sticky area.

No one is black and white or good or bad or happy or sad or what have you. [All have] particular idiosyncrasies that make them fascinating and that's how I tend to approach a character.

I like historical pieces. History was my favorite subject in school, it was the only subject I excelled in. I love the idea of history and the idea that we may have the opportunity to learn from our past mistakes.