I'm a Method actor. I spent years training for the drinking and carousing I had to do in this film.

Directing is really exciting. In the end, it's more fun to be the painter than the paint.

Yes, I slouch. My mother tells me that.

Actors tend to get in their own way, a lot. A lot of times you will do things that will screw up your audition process. I was very bad at auditioning, and I always went in to it saying ‘God I hope I don’t screw this up.’ But at the same time, the directors are saying, ‘God, I hope this person is the savior.’ You have to remember is that the worst thing that could happen is you don’t get the job you don’t already have.

But I'm kind of comfortable with getting older because it's better than the other option, which is being dead. So I'll take getting older.

We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. We must not walk in fear of one another. We must not be driven by fear into an age of unreason.

I don't remember who wins awards [Oscars]. I've won a few but what I really remember are movies. I love films, so I'm not concerned about speculation about winning things because I really enjoy being in films that last longer than an opening weekend. That's my goal in life.