The truth is, if you're around long enough, you have a story about everyone. But it's best to keep your mouth shut sometimes.

I try to attach myself to people who really inspire me, and directors who are really passionate. That way, I can give myself more fully and trust the impulse behind why the film is being made, and I can be a little more irresponsible in finding out what the character is.

The English Patient' is about the coming together of a French-Canadian nurse, an English patient, a Sikh in a turban and me, Caravaggio, and each of us is seeking a resolution to our own problems.

I want to work with people who are good at what they do, and people who are passionate.

With theatre, you have to be ready for anything.

When I was a kid I was very interested in the idea of the will, finding out what you're capable of. I liked those kind of challenges.

Sometimes I say I feel more like a dancer than an actor, because there are things implied about being an actor that I don't really like. I feel more comfortable with the word 'performer'. I like being the thing. I like being the doer. There's a factualness to it. And then certain resonances happen out of how you apply yourself physically.