My mother is very, very smart and commands respect because she has a lot of respect for herself.

Louisiana is a place that you escape, not a place that you leave.

I understand that coffee and cigarettes are cool, fashionable and all that. But agree the tea with cookies still taste better.

As artists, it’s our job to delve into the uncomfortable, the difficult and the challenging.

The bridge between reality and a dream is work.

So I started to learn Russian and I was one of those probably way too eager, annoying young actor kids who was trying to change all my lines to Russian, much to the dismay of the director and Nic Cage.

Be the person you want to be, not the person you have to be