The performances had to be live. When you play it back, you can see if the hands aren't really doing the right thing, and then the whole magic falls apart.

To be able to shut off your emotions drastically, I think that the only way you can do that is if you have some of sociopathic qualities.

The idea of not getting a gun is not because I'm afraid of guns, it's not because I think guns are wrong, it's because it's impractical, it's stupid and it's exactly what they want me to do.

Coen brothers movies are not always what life looks like but it's definitely what life feels like.

There's a reason why actors are always dying to work with the Coens. They just set the stage for you to do their best work.

I'm definitely someone that's private. I've never been interested in celebrity.

With Shakespeare, there's no subtext; you're speaking exactly what you're thinking constantly.