Every character is a baby. You can't choose between them. If you can, you didn't do your job. You have to fall in love with every character.

My mother was a professional sick person; she took a lot of pain pills. There are many people like that. It's just how they are used to getting attention. I always remember she's the daughter of alcoholics who'd leave her alone at Christmas time.

50 years: here's a time when you have to separate yourself from what other people expect of you, and do what you love. Because if you find yourself 50 years old and you aren't doing what you love, then what's the point?

I love playing ego and insecurity combined.

When I started to realise how important the film was to people I thought there is a lot of negative stuff going on in the world, maybe they need these two people

I don't make it in regular channels, and that's okay for me.

The combination of what's written and just being in the moment is always the best way. You gotta start out with something solid and then you play.