It would be great to make a movie that had the style of a great '30's film.

Unfortunately, overall, movies are a conglomerate. People buy and sell people in this business, which can get really ugly.

What do you say when someone has truly inspired you? How do you express to an artist how deeply their work has affected you?

I think it's interesting that there's always a dark cloud hanging over my character, in every movie. Even in Fat Man and Little Boy, where it's a real dark cloud. In Mask, it's more the judgment of others, but it's still a threat.

I really don't consider myself to be a conventional Hollywood star. I've never really been marketed by the big studios to do mass market box office films.

You can hardly tell where the computer models finish and the real dinosaurs begin

When I started dating I had relationships with people who came from families that weren't at all artistic or whatever, and they didn't understand how to communicate. I find that so boring.