Helen Mirren is someone that I have really admired ever since I saw her in Excalibur. That was the first thing I said to her. "I loved you as Morgan Le Fay."

If you're really special, meaning you're doing something unique and original, it could scare people.

I try to make two movies a year. To me, that's not too much. On top of that, I like to work.

I like movies where you feel like you're going into another world, and no matter how many times you watch it, you're gonna see something new in that world. That level of detail really inspires me.

Nobody wants to watch perfection.

There's a fine line between the Method actor and the schizophrenic.

When you have 400 people watching you making a movie, it doesn't go where you want it to go. It's a lot of pressure.