Money isn't a major motivating force in my life. Nor is my profession. There are other things that I care more about than being an actor.

You have to try to dismiss the loudness of cynicism. It's certainly going to come.

Money isn't a major motivating force in my life. Nor is my profession. There are other things that I care more about than being an actor.

Some people come to you because if you're in their movie, it'll help them raise money. And some people come to you because they think you're the person to play the part.

I've never changed my approach to acting. I've always felt like I've gotten better. I think that all of us can get better. I feel like, in my acting, I'm better than I was three pictures ago. I think about it. I'm a slow study. It takes me a long time to grasp the material, in order to perform it. But when I come to the set, on the first day, I know the whole movie. That's why I have to start early.

Great stories don't often make great movies. Its' a crafted art form.

It's such a cool thing in life to get what it is you want. Most of the time we don't, but occasionally we do.