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.

I think technology is having a democratising effect on film.

If I ever have to stop taking the subway, I'm gonna have a heart attack.

I've always liked the idea of taking old dramatic ideas and devices and making them feel relevant or contemporary or whatever.

What has always been most interesting about acting to me personally is that it affords you the chance to shift gears, both in terms of the experiences you get to have through doing it, but also the different kinds of things you get to represent.

As an actor, if you step to the side and you look at [Thornton's performance] technically, and you try to imagine doing what he was doing, most people would panic. Most people would be on the set, and they would be panicking, going, "I'm not doing anything!" All the ham instincts in you would be screaming, "You've got to indicate something here." And it's beautiful, in a way. And so I appreciate, even as an audience member, the courage that it takes to be... frankly, to be subtle.