I always used to say to myself, I'm going to die of lung cancer. That's the choice I'm making.

I don't think you necessarily identify and believe in the motifs of the character, but you have to want to play it and want to commit to the lines.

I do a lot better if I sit around and think about a character for a couple of months.

I feel for those 19-year-olds who get thrust into the limelight that young.

I treat any scene the same - dialogue, action - you're still creating something in character. It's all acting, fighting.

Audiences can be very judgmental.

I think that Phil Kaufman is one of the best directors that I have come across.