I think I've had more of a variety in what I've done than most actors

You think of stars as ambitious or aggressive or self-oriented.

A lot of films need planning in order to survive at all. It's part of the dog and pony show

I think you learn more from looking at how things occurred and what happened afterward, not just at the event

I make a list of what I have in common, and what I don't have in common, with someone I'm playing

The past has to inform the present...

It's nice to work with people who know and trust you.