I turned 30 and everyone told me I would feel different and I didn't. So I thought I'd move to New York.

I think that you can sort of have your own personal journey and you know, you can just kind of apply that to whatever characters you're playing.

If the character is true, the movie will fall into place. Or at least that's what you hope.

I think about death a lot, like I think we all do. I don't think of suicide as an option, but as fun. It's an interesting idea that you can control how you go. It's this thing that's looming, and you can control it.

I’ve been lucky, so lucky, working with [...] Rachel (McAdams) on The Notebook. A big draw for me, when I do a film, is who am I going to be opposite, because there’s only so much I can do on my own.

I feel like everything has happened naturally.

It's sad, because he just doesn't have any ambition outside of loving his wife and his daughter — which should be enough but doesn't seem to be enough in this case.