Freud was the son of a Jewish merchant who had to move his whole family to Vienna because he couldn't get work. He, as a boy, had to watch his father be mocked and abused on the street for being Jewish... You develop a thick skin and you develop a certain kind of wit to defend yourself.

I don't speak up about something unless I feel strongly about it and until I've researched a subject extensively and have an informed decision about it.

I mean, any movie or story that makes you accept and be grateful for something about your life is doing something right.

Usually the characters I play are men of few words, who communicate in non-verbal ways.

One of the most effective tools that the Cheney-Bush junta has used to marginalize dissenting or even mildly inquisitive American citizens has been the accusation of being unpatriotic.

It's always interesting to play a character that obviously has a secret.

Life is short and the older you get, the more you feel it. Indeed, the shorter it is. People lose their capacity to walk, run, travel, think, and experience life. I realise how important it is to use the time I have.