Some actors can draw from their own darkness.

Americans always think they have to lead. I'm interested in ambiguity.

When people see the conventions, they think they're going to get the straightforward genre - I don't give them that and they get mad. People see that and they think I don't understand the conventions because I'm not a good filmmaker.

There was a lot of anger among critics that I had not made a sexy movie.

Movies are a commitment. They take years of your life and they have big consequences. That's one of the bad things about movies - you're stuck with the aftermath.

I think morale is the hardest part, not comparing yourself to someone else. I think everyone compares themselves to someone more successful than they are. Everyone does it. You have to embrace your own rocky path.

There's absolutely no point in beating yourself up. Focus on going forward.