Trying to identify and understand, as opposed to judging, is very important for me, in approaching characters.

It's such a terrifying thing when mobs of people get together and persecute foreigners.

Why not provoke some thought and get people talking about things? I like characters that are flawed because we all are. When people break up in a script, you think, Oh, right, there must be tears shed here. But maybe the fact of the matter is that they're both laughing.

I quite enjoy the lines on my forehead because they show my life. That’s my history and I like to see that in other people. Like this wrinkle is due to some girl who broke my heart. I don’t want to escape it in any way.

Even if I'm playing a superhero, it has to be steeped in reality.

My goal was for acting to become my main income. I would say to myself, 'I'm good enough'. That became my mantra.

Trying to identify and understand, as opposed to judging, is very important for me, in approaching characters.