I had studied piano since I was 13, but I was surrounded by students who'd been playing since they were 5. I realized I was never going to be anything but mediocre.

Ambition without contribution is of no significance.

Playing Shakespeare requires technique. You don't play a Bach toccata by getting in the mood.

Hindsight. It's like foresight without a future.

I've never felt completely satisfied with what I've done. I tend to see things too critically. I'm trying to get over that.

But, I do think, on a very simplistic level, that we can project onto dogs because they are so innocent. They don't come with a lot of baggage.

But you have to trust your instincts. Because you're not going to try it 20 different ways during rehearsal. You'll try it two or three different ways, maybe, but then you've got five other scenes you're shooting that day. You've got to keep going.