If a film is good, and I'm sort of able to sit there and absorb myself within that world. And get lost. That is a pretty powerful tool. And there's not many paintings out there, that make me want to stare at it for hours at a time, and wonder where I am!

I've got this reputation for shooting one take which is a wonderful reputation to have but it's hard to live up to.

Drugs? Every one has a choice and I choose not to do drugs.

I insist on keeping a level head. I've maintained the same exact home life that I’ve had for 20 years. All I see is more people looking at me than before. But, you know, who cares? You just can't obsess yourself with this fame stuff.

A single idea from the human mind can build cities. An idea can transform the world and rewrite all the rules.

If you're gonna let the character be the story, you better set a tone that allows the actors to do the best work they can do.

If we do not act together, we will surely perish.