When you feel that you can't fight it, you just go for it. When it comes to the arts, passion should always trump common sense.

Sometimes if you have financial restraints, it's a benefit. It forces you to come up with a more creative way.

In civilized societies, we spend our lifetimes trying to become what is socially acceptable. We're dark and we're light. We all have both sides to us.

I've never been one of those actors who has touted myself as a fascinating human being. I had to decide early on whether I was to be an actor or a personality.

Every set up that you do, everything is precisely modulated and raised and lowered.”

The one thing I always talk about in terms of restaurants is consistency.

When you make a movie, everyone should leave their own personal problems at home. When they start bringing those to set, filming can be very difficult... You don't need any extra drama. Put the drama into the story, in the characters.