I've always believed that the director does whatever the hell he wants. That's what you sign on for as an actor - I can't stand it when you have actors who are trying to leverage directors into doing things they don't want to do.

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.

There have been many times when you spend a number of months and the finished product is not what you wanted to see. And 'Batman Begins' was what I wanted to see.

I find what I do for a living really funny. I mean, acting is kind of a hilarious thing for a grown man to call a job.

Essentially, I'm untrained, so I just go with my imagination and try to put myself as solidly as I can into the shoes of whatever person I'm going to be playing.

It was just the two of us, inside there with just mirrors, all the way around us. Everywhere we looked, there were these two freaks, sitting at a table, eyeballing each other.

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