When you shoot in America, you have huge beams of sunlight in the windows, very vivid sunlight - it's faster in a way.

In the medieval tradition, Beksinski seems to believe art to be a forewarning about the fragility of the flesh– whatever pleasures we know are doomed to perish– thus, his paintings manage to evoke at once the process of decay and the ongoing struggle for life. They hold within them a secret poetry, stained with blood and rust.

In a world where we are so pragmatic and materialistic, fear is the only emotion that allows even a sophisticated person to believe in something beyond.

For any actor to have Oliver Stone call him or her up… It’s a compliment. He expects you to be on your toes. If you’re not, he pokes at you until you react. He’s very provocative, creatively. It started like a lot of hard work, but it ended up a lot of fun.

For me, lost causes are the only ones that are worth fighting for. The other stuff is not worth fighting for.

Its a bit cloudy in London but people are already drinking out on the streets- God Bless the pubs.

I am the nice adversary, the guy that's going to ask the tough questions and is not going to be happy with the quick answer.