When someone has a strong intuitive connection, Buddhism suggests that it's because of karma, some past connection.

I don't know any of us who are in relationships that are totally honest - it doesn't exist.

I can't say I have control over my emotions; I don't know my mind. I'm lost like everyone else. I'm certainly not a leader.

In the process of developing a character, you do, in fact, start to take him on as a personality. It's part of my job.

I always remember what Bob Dylan said in that [Martin] Scorsese documentary on him. When he was asked about Joan Baez's complaints about the way he treated her when they were together, Dylan laughed and said, "It's impossible to be in love and wise at the same time."

If you have a built-in level of respect and trust and openness to essentially be yourself, it allows for a deeper uncensored communication [with your partner].

A lot of making a movie is the comfort level of the people. It's just feeling open. We need to get along. We have to know something about each other.