The mind of a writer can be a truly terrifying thing. Isolated, neurotic, caffeine-addled, crippled by procrastination, consumed by feelings of panic, self-loathing, and soul-crushing inadequacy. And that’s on a good day.

I don't remember what made me want to be an actor. In fact, I'm always curious.

Passion should always trump common sense.

Italy has changed. But Rome is Rome.

I think it's important to have had at least a few years of obscurity, where people treat you like everybody else.

You always learn something about movies. Directing or acting, there's always something new. It's the technological thing; there's always something to learn.

Good directors can bring certain things out of you, with their intensity or gentleness or sensitivity or understanding. They can make an actor feel he can do no wrong.