If one could have a wish, or an alternative life, I would've liked to have been John Lennon.

Rather like Batman, I embody the themes of the movie which are the values of family, courage and compassion and a sense of right and wrong, good and bad and justice.

At the Oscars, if you didn't vote for '12 Years a Slave' you were a racist.

I think filmmaking should be a wonderfully free collaborative process, and it so very rarely is. I often see directors as jailers of my talent.

In the past, I’ve had my share of good reviews, but it’s always the crazy, scary, weirdo guy. I don’t even know how it happened. Look at me. I mean, when I’m naked, I look like a bald chicken. How did I get to be a scary bad guy?

Over the years, I have been asked to play these sort of scary frenetic characters that express their emotions physically.

It's funny: I'm a lifelong musician, but because I principally play the piano it's been a solitary thing.