The great, rewarding thing about directing is that you're overseeing the whole thing. When you're an actor, you're just one department.

One of my greatest fears is not being able to change, to be caught in a never-ending cycle of sameness. Growth is so important.

One of the things I've learned over the years is that you only do what you can do as an actor. You do the best job you can, but you have no control over so many elements that are going to determine the outcome of that film. I never pay attention to what happens after.

I look for really great characters. I say great because as long as they're really good, there's something you can do. And really good storytelling. And when people ask me what the story is, I say it's really several stories really. They're intermeshed.

As an actor, you can't be off the market for too long.

It's a pretty good job being an actor, but it's work sometimes. And when I say work, I mean it's a job.

I don't like movies where everything happens fast. I like the buildup, the obstacles, the mystery.