I tend to think you're fearless when you recognize why you should be scared of things, but do them anyway.

Being misunderstood is not a bad thing as an actor. I know the truth.

An actor should never be larger than the film he's in.

I never want to turn something down because I'm afraid to do it, because of some idea of image or whatever. That was never anything I set out to do. In fact, the opposite, I always want to confuse people in terms of any kind of image and be unpredictable in any kind of movie I make.

I have this theory that, depending on your attitude, your life doesn't have to become this ridiculous charade that it seems so many people end up living.

In honesty, there are probably a lot of stories that can be told with Batman. I like the idea of him growing older and he can't quite do it as much anymore.

The risk element only came from acknowledging other people's attitudes toward it, and realizing that they considered it to be a risk for me to do.