I actually wanted to be a writer long before I wanted to be an actor.

I've come to this conclusion: What makes a great actor is great need. A huge need of acting.

Everything that we have gone through, are going through, and will go through is there in Shakespeare. It is all of human life.

Having caught a glimpse of what I might be able to do with my talent, I feel a tremendous obligation to try to fulfill it.

Like many Catholics, I was very affected by the personality of Jesus and that impression, pious as it was, has stayed with me.

I actually wanted to be a writer long before I wanted to be an actor.

Many actors have protested about mobile phones going off in theatres, but the real menace now is people texting during a show. It may only disturb a few people around them, but for me, as an actor, when I spot them answering their emails, I am outraged.