What matters to me is my own estimation, and Im very tough on myself. I need to be proud of what Ive done and I work hard for it. I had a very Christian upbringing... lots of guilt. A good thing, It keeps you sane.

Just telling a story. That's cinema. It's not silent, black and white. It's a simple story that's well made.

I don't really know Hollywood, but living and shooting in L.A. was very motivating, inspiring. The lights, the extras, their American faces, the energy, the Orpheum Theatre. It was all very inspiring.

I watched a lot of Douglas Fairbanks movies. He always played the same role with a mustache. Zorro had a mustache. The Musketeer had a mustache. Tarzan had a mustache.

I don't like having too many projects in the pipeline. I like to focus on what's at hand.

It was always about the story rather than the character.

I want to work with a director who becomes my brother, my father, for two months. You give yourself over to that person.