Seeing what happens when you rip yourself open is what your job is all about

You get three hours' sleep and then you start all over again. Relentless. Pre-production was almost harder than filming. I was all over the city every day. It was really exhausting.

You look at a guy like Lance Armstrong, and you have to be inspired. I sat next to Kirk Douglas the other day, and he's inspiring for fighting through his stroke

One of the first things I learned about acting was, the only person you compete against is yourself.

I was concerned about filling my life up with something important to me. To me, it was just necessary

It's hard to see a film that's been made from a book that you really loved because it's such a different experience

I'm not an activist per se, but I have strong feelings about things. People can jump on celebrities for being ill-informed or naive, but I've got a right to say what I believe