What I keep searching for in movies, more and more, is the right gravity.

The amount of piracy is extraordinary. People don't realize how big it is.

If a character dies, you should feel that. If a character accomplishes something, you should feel that. That's where you try to find that balance. It's impossible to articulate, as you go through it. You just have to recognize it.

I always consult five to ten people who are hardcore fans, to see how far I can push a role. When they go, "Wait a second, you can't do that! That's a sin!," you go, "Okay, fine, we're not going to do that. We tried too far."

I don't like the term 'ensemble.' It's bland to me.

The action pictures I've been typically involved with, when somebody gets punched, you really feel the punching, and when somebody gets shot, you really feel the shot.

Everybody has a background. Everybody has a past. Not everybody's the same person all the way through.