A good piece of art raises questions.

I'm not consciously avoiding doing a lot of period drama, but I don't really seek it out either.

You either are a good director or you're not.

Sometimes you can incubate a character and that can take me a month just sitting on it imagining it, doing everything from sketching it to taking long walks, but sometimes you can see the character immediately. A lot of it is instinctive.

I was the kid that grew up watching Bette Davis films.

I think acting can be very frustrating, and there's no experience that doesn't make you a better actor.

I suppose the reason why I like acting is because I'm curious about human nature, and the less I know about a character on the page, instinctively, in a way, the better.