Sometimes their oppression of emotion and the weird way it comes out is more interesting than painting it in bold primary colors.

People think because I went to Yale that that implies privilege, and it is a privilege in the sense that it's an incredible opportunity.

David Fincher is probably the best comprehensive director in terms of being a manger of a process that must drive forward. He has such confident command of cinema language and visual language and script and performance. He knows more about f-stops than any cameraman, he knows more about lighting than any gaffer, he is a wonderful writer, and he can give you a good line reading. Under pressure, he is the kind of guy who you will just dive in with and trust and follow because his vision is so intense.

Well, I don't feel that I've played so many bad guys, and I'm rot really drawn to villains per se. I think a lot of people relate to some of my characters' inner struggles.

I like it when the deeper you go with the character, the more you see the layers start to peel away.

Young people know how to use these social networking tools, and they know how to use them effectively.

I never think that a film should answer questions for you. I think it should make you ask a lot of questions.