One of the great pleasures of going to see a Daniel Day-Lewis film: you haven’t seen him in five years. Where have you been? So, it’s a special event, right? Well, if you want to go see a movie that I’m in, it still may be a special event for you, but, you don’t feel like you don’t know where I’ve been.

Good ideas are free - or at least they should be.

I like quips. I like whiffs of cynicism and I think they can be witty. But I don't really know where wittiness is constructive.

I’m a fan of the word selfish. Self. Ish. When I say I have gotten a lot more self-ish, I mean I am less concerned with what people think of me. I’m not worried about how I’m perceived. Selfish has always gotten a bad rap. You should do for you.

It's nice when they notice the deep voice from across the house, and they know it's papa. They know it's Dad.

My whole family are hams. They're storytellers and everyone outdoes the next one.

I hated repeating myself. The last films I've done - not once did I ever have the feeling that I was dialing it in.