I like risky parts - abrasive characters the audience won't necessarily like.

The dreams of youth are the regrets of maturity.

I've never modeled myself on anybody, but there are a lot of people whose work I really admire and attitudes I certainly subscribe to.

I moved to L.A. because that's where they point cameras at you. And that's what I'd like them to do.

I like risky parts - abrasive characters the audience won't necessarily like.

I really like the way that Jack Nicholson [acts] in particular works. I like the fact that he takes enormous risks. He's an enormously disciplined actor who seems to be totally capable of dealing with the business as a business and yet drop it totally when he's working.

I want to establish a wide range and play all kinds of parts. It's that sort of acting career I really respect. I like to turn a sharp left from whatever I've done before because that keeps me awake. That's why I want to be an actor - I don't want to play endless variations on one character.