I'm always happier and a better actor when I can really lose myself in a character and become somebody else.

Here's the thing - I mean, I don't act for statues. I really don't. The great thing about winning an award is that it creates opportunities.

I do better on the first three takes; I won't be better at 20 takes.

There are very few things that are purely conceptual without any hard content.

There are some actor secrets you keep sometimes, and you want to keep.

I think of myself more as a workhorse actor. It will be hot and cold and up and down, but no one will kick me out of the business.

Critics can be your most important friend. I don't read criticism of my stuff only because when it's bad, it's rough-and when it's good, it's not good enough.