It really depends on what the screenplay is asking of you, and what your responsibility is to that character. You have the author's intent to deal with, you have the filmmaker's vision, and then you have your own wants, desires and needs for the character. It's collaborative. But I knew, right off the bat, that there was no way to go into some sort of pink-haired, clown-nosed character with Ronald McDonald shoes.

People say I make strange choices, but they're not strange for me. My sickness is that I'm fascinated by human behavior, by what's underneath the surface, by the worlds inside people.

People make great films. I just don't have the eyes to watch them.

School's a weird thing. I'm not sure it works.

When you realize you're essentially you're God, there ain't nothing on earth more powerful than you, you can do anything you want.

You use your money to buy privacy because during most of your life you aren't allowed to be normal.

It's awful bad luck to bring a woman aboard the ship." "It's awful worse luck not to.