An actor only has his own understanding and experience to work with.

You always have to know what the ambition of the scene is, what the purpose of that scene is in the telling of the story overall, so that you're there to support the story.

I saw what luck and success I had as an opportunity to twist it up and do something different, so I've always sought out different genres and different kinds of characters.

It's important not to base your ambition on anybody else's history, but to figure out how best to use your own particular personality and understanding of yourself to help tell other people's stories.

Failures are inevitable. Unfortunately, in film they live for ever and they're 40 ft wide and 20 ft high.

I think parenting is a huge responsibility. It was in my time when I was growing up and there still continues to be that responsibility.

'May the Force be with you' is charming but it's not important. What's important is that you become the Force - for yourself and perhaps for other people.