I truly think any preparation you do only helps and adds dimension and complexity to the work [as an actor].

If you can run around the corner and say hello to someone do that instead of emailing. It's always more rewarding; the connection is always more authentic. If you've got something to say and you can say it someone's face, it's so much better, healthier.

You look at the greatest villains in human history, the fascists, the autocrats, they all wanted people to kneel before them because they don't love themselves enough.

What's my guilty pleasure? The thing is, I never feel guilty about pleasures.

For myself, for a long time... maybe I felt inauthentic or something, I felt like my voice wasn't worth hearing, and I think everyone's voice is worth hearing. So if you've got something to say, say it from the rooftops.

Real love is strange and changeable… but also somehow constant.

Do the work, enjoy the work, take it seriously, don't take yourself seriously and keep your head down!