You always hope that the cloak of inspiration will fall, and you'll be O.K.

The book tells you everything you need to know. The book is the map of the world that you're in with the character.

How many movies do you see when you can say this director really knew what film he wanted to make? I can count them on the fingers of one hand.

But you see, I have played more good guys than I have played villains.

I like celluloid, I like film, I like the way that when a movie is projected it sort of breathes a little in the gate. That's the magic of it to me.

Change is vital to any actor. If you keep playing lead after lead, you're really gonna dry up. Because all those vehicles wean you away from the truths of human behaviour.

As an actor, you people-watch, you observe. And the more famous you become, the sad thing is you lose the ability to do that. Instead of people-watching, you become the focus of attention.