I've never got a part in the same way twice. I've never prepared the same way. I've never experienced the filming the process the same way.

I think you can decide how much of yourself you're willing to make public.

I think that the process of trying to become somebody else, and obviously the director/actor relationship in trying to do that, is such a weird, undefinable thing.

It's great to sit and talk about the films and the people I work with, rather than where I buy my socks or whatever.

I think that what drives most of us as human beings is the want for something. You might have a hope, or a big dream, or a goal that you haven't yet achieved.

Until civil rights are enjoyed by all of us, we're simply not civilized.

I really admire artists who take the time to recharge their batteries and not continually call on it. I think you can spot tired and jaded artists quite quickly.