As an actor, you have to be open to doing things where you look stupid, to be experimental.

Don't be a hero, live to fight another day.

I just can't - I can't exist in normal group situations. A classroom, where you have to sort of jockey for position, compete for attention - I would just withdraw.

I don't watch the movies I'm in - ever. Sometimes I keep pictures, but that's it. I used to watch my movies, because I didn't want to be rude to the people making them, but I stopped a few years ago. I think it's pretty common among actors. It's like listening to your own voice, but multiplied by a million.

If you look at the movies that come out, most of them are bad, so it's not as if achieving some level of success means you get offered better roles, because frankly they don't seem to exist.

I think there's nothing more wonderful than using fiction to reflect real-world cultural ideas.

First rule of magic? Always be the smartest guy in the room.