There's a drive in me that won't allow me to do certain things that are easy.

And then, 'Why is a raven like a writing desk?' Those things just became so important to the character. You realize that the more you read it, if I read the book again today, I'd find 100 other things that I missed last time. It's a constantly changing book.

You do a movie, depending on the character, there's some degree of makeup involved, especially when you're playing a vampire and you're all white and kind of dead. Sleeves, regarding costumes, there are generally sleeves, which I appreciate. I think we all do.

I do believe that you have to bring some degree of truth from yourself to the role [Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street ]in and I'll admit it here, I have shaved a grown man before. I have done it. And it wasn't Tim [Burton].

if you love two people at the same time, choose the second. Because if you really loved the first one, you wouldn't have fallen for the second.

I'm shy, paranoid, whatever word you want to use. I hate fame. I've done everything I can to avoid it.

Ugliness is better than beauty. It lasts longer and in the end, gravity will get us all.