Obviously there are times with acting when exactly what is required is just going through the motions, and when doing nothing is the best thing. But at other times, you have to make that leap beyond the immediate environment of people putting up lights on the set.

I always leave that for other people to decide, because some of the things I consider to be disasters are some people's favorite movies. And that's what I like so much, is that you never know. Something intrigues somebody and means nothing to somebody else.

I don't personally look to my own life experiences for answers about how to play a scene.

I like being responsible for myself

A teenager usually wants to try to get people to notice him in some way, to feel like someone gives a damn. Me, all that attention, I just wanted to fade into the background. Be invisible. Disappear.

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

When it comes to films, people often don't differentiate between the message of a bad central character and the message of the film itself. They are two separate things.