You know, you really do choose your existence in a way.

I hate parties. I don't like big crowded things.

I like a movie that the audience actively has to participate in, and not just casually observe. Whatever my part in it, just as an audience member, I find that exciting.

You try to find the internal life, but a lot of it is creating it through physical behavior and figuring out the voice when you create as much of a past as you would in a naturalistic piece. But it's fun, because it's like you're learning something, learning some kind of physical skill.

I've had guys, when I've been single, come date me and I've found out they were expecting some kind of whirlwind, some dramatic crazy person-- and that's just not me. I'd much rather be in a movie that people have really strong feelings about than one that makes a hundred million dollars but you can't remember because it's just like all the others.

One of the reasons that I do a lot of different kinds of pictures is because I learn a lot when I'm doing them.

Even if the role is very far away from me, to try and make it as nakedly me as possible is an intriguing notion.