I am South African and I am so aware, even as a white, privileged South African, that even within our community of privilege the idea of talking about sex or sexual preference or sexual identity or anything like that was just, nobody ever did that and nobody ever felt comfortable doing that.

The tone is so important to a film, and that tone can really make something fall or succeed.

I think good filmmaking is when you really hold the mirror up truthfully, and you don't angle it and you don't hide things with smoke and mirrors.

Boys don't really like big nerdy glasses. Not so much.

It's so great as an actor to get the opportunity to do something that's incredibly truthful.

I really love having an awareness.

I'm an Academy Award winner. I'm serious.