You want to do something, you want to have the bravery to do something original. And there will always be people who are like, the classicists who are like, 'No, but it's got to have this.' In life, there are people like that attached to every single thing that there is. These are the same people that are like, still playing vinyl.

I frequently gravitate toward characters that have some urgency or soul.

Who would I least want to hang out with? Probably John Lotter. I guess I have a place of understanding for everyone I've played.

To me, one of the main things that a director does is create the tone of his movie.

I tend to lose my performance energy the longer things go on for, so I'm always best on the very first take.

I like anything that is like an obstruction, something that I have to act through is good.

I don't spend a lot of time judging anyone I play. Even if their function in the script is to be the villain, I concentrate on what their perspective of the events is. Not even to justify them.