I really enjoy being an actor!

Yes. The way people behave, the paradoxes, the contradictions. All these things we have to live with and still pretend that everything is only black or white. That, I think, is the most interesting thing in human nature. The fact that we have to do one thing and pretend something else. That’s when it becomes very interesting. If you can literally speak the way you feel, then it’s not interesting anymore. It’s when you have to lie that it becomes interesting.

If kids really made all the parents better, there wouldn't be crazy kids in the world.

I always compare human beings to animals. It's a nice way to figure out who they are.

Working with David Cronenberg or Darren Aronofsky or even Steven Soderbergh isn't really like a typical Hollywood movie. These are true artists, and have a certain amount of freedom when they work, and they're more like independent filmmakers making their way through big studios. I still don't feel like I've been part of the stereotypical Hollywood system.

Cinema is entertainment, and people go to the movies because they want to feel good and forget about everything.

I worked with young directors all my life, only young directors.