You really have to keep people interested, at all times, until the punch comes. You can do that with a film that lasts 90 to 100 minutes. That's very difficult to do at 160 minutes.
Jonathan Rhys MeyersI find actors who play nasty guys in movies are the nicest guys in real life, and the opposite then goes for heroes.
Jonathan Rhys MeyersEven though I've had the body of work I've had, and the success I've had, I do not rest on my laurels whatsoever.
Jonathan Rhys MeyersWith a director it's all about the work; I'd work with a great director over - you know, I'm not the kind of actor who that doesn't go, 'I want to play this role.' It's more like, 'I want to work with this director,' regardless of what the role is because if it's a good director, you'll probably find a good role because it's a decent film. But a mediocre director will always make a mediocre movie.
Jonathan Rhys Meyers