It was always about the story rather than the character.

I like the hot-cold, the sugar-salt, being able to play over-the-top and dramatic things - in the same film. Just as in my life, I can be very funny and at other times almost extinguished.

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

In many cases for an actor it's a comfortable position to be in. But it's harder to fail as a director.

I never think of the completed film, rather the adventure of what I'm about to live.

The energy is important. It's the rebirth of the character. Even more than the sentence itself, it's the energy that has to come through. It's really 'Thank you!'

I don't want to become a superstar and not see my family anymore.