Some of my favorite movies are Hollywood movies. Hollywood is part of the cinematic spectrum. I nurture a healthy love-hate relationship with Hollywood.

It's an unhealthy habit to say that life is what you make of it, and if you want to be happy, then you can be happy. That's just rubbish, basically. Life is about luck and it's about circumstances and socioeconomic conditions and all the rest of it, but you know, you can also make choices. It's about spirit and generosity and all the other things, too.

I have to get out of bed every day to make something happen.

The reason my films work is because every actor on set is very secure. They're able to fly.

The delineation between the actor and his part is a practical matter. When the camera runs, you want the actor to be the character.

I've walked out of films. But for every film I've ever walked out of, I've probably walked out of 500 plays.

The way an actor is trained doesn't ultimately have much bearing on my work. I'm interested in the actor as artist.