If I fail, at least I will have failed my way.

I think an artist's responsibility is more complex than people realize.

I have, in some ways, saved characters that have been marginalized by society by playing them - and having them still have dignity and still survive, still get through it.

The best reason to make a film is that you feel passionately about it.

As time goes on, I will play characters who get older: I don't want to be some Botoxed weirdo.

By the first week of shooting, you know exactly where your film is heading based on the psychology of your director.

I didn't work very much when they were young, and I had the luxury to be able to do that. Most people can't.