Having children has helped me become a better actor because they remind you to play make believe. It's the ease and naturalness of their beings. They just play and it's completely real for them at the time. As an actor, if we do it well, we make you believe.

I always wanted to be a father and thought it would be great, but it just took the right woman and the right time to make it all happen.

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.

The first step that leads to our identity in life is usually not 'I know who I am,' but rather 'I know who I am not.'

Absolutely not. I have no problem with commitment. In fact, I love having someone in my life.

Man who invented the hamburger was smart; man who invented the cheeseburger was a genius.

I talk to myself all the time. Just make sure you answer.