I remember that coming to America was scary for me because everything here is just bigger, better, shinier, you know?

I learned discipline from my father. Not in terms of corporal punishment, but being determined in whatever you do, and sticking with it.

I see guys with, like, eyebrow art, and I wanna tell them, 'You don't have to go too crazy on your brows. Take it easy, man!

If you have a dishonest moment, you're going to lose the audience. So I had to not only light myself in the scenes.

I firmly believe that you can't manufacture chemistry with anyone, let alone a kid.

I'm one of the most fortunate guys around,I still get to do those kinds of movies, and then I get to do Green Lantern, and I get to do Buried with an auteur like Rodrigo Cortés. I enjoy that I can get away with that.

I learned early on to abandon all those preconceived notions you have about other actors and it's served me really well. I usually just try to empty my mind of that. I love meeting actors and I love working with actors.