I have a love/ hate relationship with the city of New Orleans, which is the strongest kind of relationship.

There is a misperception, if you will, in critical response or even in Hollywood, that I can only do exaggerated characters. Or what they would call over-the-top performances. Well, this is completely false.

We've become so glorified in the movie-star system that it's become this artificial royalty. The truth is that we're circus clowns.

The end of the world is on people's minds. We have the power to destroy or save ourselves, but the question is what do you do with that responsibility.

I'm the first to admit that I like going to, or my memories at least of going to Clint Eastwood movies or Charles Bronson or James Bond.

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.

I don't want a perfect character, I want a character who has, as strange as it sounds, some humanity, some flaws, some needs.