The character, as written on the page, is just a blueprint for a human being.

I think the early years, the first decade of your life, is the most formative in a way.

I fear looking back and wishing I had done things I hadn't.

Truth in drama is elusive. You never quite find it, but the search for it is compulsive.

For the first 10 minutes after you meet them, they have the wattage and charisma of movie stars. Then you have a coffee with them and you realize we're all the same, we're all just people. All of the actors in The Avengers are so nice. Marvel has these code names for projects and the code name for The Avengers was Group Hug. It felt very much like a group hug on set.

I wish I hadn't worked so hard; I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me; I wish I'd had the courage to express my feelings; I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends; and I wish I had let myself be happier. It's an extraordinary list of getting in your own way, isn't it?

I don't think anyone, until their soul leaves their body, is past the point of no return.