I saw Chekhov a number of times in English, and I thought that it translates very well in English, for some reason, from the Russian to the English.

A film is the reflection of the soul of its creator.

Before I do a play I say that I hope it's going to be for as short a time as possible but, once you do it, it is a paradoxical pleasure. One evening out of two there are five minutes of a miracle and for those five minutes you want to do it again and again. It's like a drug.

The choosing of a role is so difficult for me. That's the real challenge: to choose the role, not to do the role. Once you've chosen them, the process is much easier.

I always thought that's the exact metaphor, the perfect metaphor for acting. To go blind, to ignore the danger, and to totally trust.

When you come to do the film, it is not the time to wonder why you do it. It's just how to do it

Some roles are easier to choose, some roles are more difficult because they are more daring. Sometimes you have to dare.