The experience you have making the movie is all you have; when the movie's finished, that's for other people. But while you're doing it, that's your time on the planet, so you want it to be good.

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

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've been doing some writing, which I find very cathartic and fun.

Truly, you have a dizzying intellect.

I consider myself a student, both in my work and my life, and I'm constantly learning and I'm constantly grateful for that.

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