After the modest success of my first film, I found it very daunting to have to live with that kind of burden of expectations.

I seek … the means to fight injustice. To turn fear against those who prey on the fearful.

I'm an actor I'm not a politician. I always kick myself when I talk too much about family, or personal things.

I do like taking stuff seriously that a lot of people look at as nonsense. I enjoy the insanity of that. And I like the commitment that is needed for that.

I don't think I'm like any of the characters I've played. They're all really far from who I am.

I don't want to know about the lives of other actors and I don't want people to know too much about me. If we don't know about the private lives of other actors, that leaves us as clean slates when it comes to playing characters. That's the point, they can create these other characters and I can believe them. I think if you're a good enough actor, that's the way to longevity in the film business. Keep everybody guessing.

It's not who I am underneath but what I do that defines me.