There are definitely worse people to be compared with. I think Brad Pitt makes interesting decisions.

I think we can affect our own fates, but there's also a powerful energy that's the universe or God or whatever your unconscious recognizes that helps along your way.

In the early part of your career you are always compared with somebody until you can stand on your own two feet

No, I do a bunch of things to entertain myself. I paint, I make music, I take photographs.

It could be my downfall, but I don't think it is - Hollywood is run on perception, and if you stray off the path of what you want to do with your career, it's suicide.

I find aspects of the industry tedious and hard to manage.

For me, obviously anything that reduces the amount of acting required and makes the process more of an experience, rather than having to synthesize, is incredibly helpful. There were definitely some hardships and some challenges, but eventually all of those hardships and challenges had a positive effect on the work.