When I land in a country and they ask for 'occupation,' I always just put 'artist.' I think that covers all of it.

Being an actor, imitating to the point of inhabiting the lives of others, may simply be a way of continuing to do what I learned to do as a boy - to travel, mentally and physically.

You know, real life doesn't just suddenly resolve itself. You have to keep working at it.

The Black Lives Matter movement, the various Occupy movements in Spain and the rest of Europe, in this country, and elsewhere serve as an example of what can be done, and how strong the voices for positive change and truly democratic progress can be.

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.

If in my twenties I'd gotten one of the two-dozen roles that I did screen tests for and almost got, I think I would have become bored with the awards circuit, the whole hype machine.

The money I earn from films means I can help the people I want to help - you can do a lot of good if you want to.