The work of John Lennon was marked by its exquisite beauty and by its brutal honesty.

I liked it because it was such a dangerous script and showed just what human beings are capable of. Here was a movie in which Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt, who always win in every movie they ever do, simply don't win. I felt that was outrageous for a commercial movie.

I dont categorize characters into one syllable. These are fully-rounded characters that I dont judge; I just play them.

It's not even about being negative. It's just being unsettled, unsatisfied, unfinished.

There are ways in which you can make sure that even if people come to the theatre because they know an actor or actress, by the end, theyve forgotten that, and they leave going, Wow - what an amazing play.

My job consists of basically masking my contempt for the assholes in charge, and, at least once a day, retiring to the men's room so I can jerk off while I fantasize about a life that doesn't so closely resemble Hell.

The control is shifting because of the democratisation of the internet. My industry is very good at building walls to stop people getting in.