Violence doesn't seem to bother people anymore - they're inured to it. And I think it has a lot to do with the violence in movies and video games - it doesn't bother people as much. I'm not so sure it evokes a reaction anymore.

When actors talk about research, they're just patting themselves on the back.

When you look at some of the most respected actors there are and the crap that they're in... it didn't used to be that way.

Training Day was such a Hollywood movie; I didn't like it.

I have all this time between projects, and I'm not so sure that's a healthy thing. It's scary, because at 36 I'm woefully unqualified for anything else.

Whatever character you're playing you have to complete the entire interior infrastructure, whatever it is - but what gets divulged or what people completely understand depends on the script and what you decide to show. But you have to know it.

Pacino's always played the suffering prince. I just find that interesting.