A lot of times passion projects or films are difficult to make because they don't have proven directors attached to them.

I'll instinctively know that I identify with a character.

What makes me mad is arrogance, pretension, putting on airs.

I would say recently I've gotten back to perusing [Samuel] Beckett's novels. Listening to the way Donald Trump speaks without saying anything has made me think about language.

If young actors ask me things, I always tell them to get on set and watch how it's done. If you can, watch the people that you like, how they work.

My whole life, Ive wanted things before I was ready. I was always pushing for the next job, the next success. I was so focused on achieving and the path that I was missing some great point about life.

Action is pretty boring to do as an actor. Action and sex scenes are silly because it's all faking.