One of the things that I cannot fathom is young actors who will not audition and won't read.

I'm very proud of being Jewish. It means I have a good work ethic, and you get Jewish humour and you're allowed to tell Jewish jokes.

I always feel that if you put me in a room with a director and a writer and let me talk about the script, I can give a good account of myself.

I think honesty is the most heroic quality one can aspire to.

I have quite a rich inner life, and I'm constantly looking for a way to express that. I haven't found it yet in acting. When you're playing a character, you're only going to find outlets for very specific parts of your inner world.

I think that the process of making a film is an underrated factor in how that film turns out.

I remember Paul [Dano] had said at one point that when he finished this film [Swiss Army Man] was the strongest he'd ever been just from lugging me around for [several] weeks.