I did all the dialect work, all my character work completely by myself.

Music is a soundtrack for your life. You hear some tune and you just get swept right back to that point in your life.

A lot of times, the script is the thing they care about least.

I just let the work speak for itself. An actor is not afraid to take risks; to put on different hats; to be a good guy, a bad guy, a victim, an abuser. There are all kinds of people in the world, and playing them is what acting is all about.

I'm a vagabond. I have a suitcase that is ready to go at a moment's notice. The thought of being in one place for a long time, or playing one character for a long time, is terrifying for me.

Gary Oldman is impossible to steal a movie from. He's such a great actor, he's off the hook. I love him.

I'd always tried not to worry about the size of the role or the size of the film.