I'm an optimist. I hope if a movie's good that it will be a success, but as we know, that's not always true, just because of popular taste, advertising, distribution patterns - there's lots of reasons.

Plenty of bad movies are very successful, and plenty of good movies are not. And distribution is so crazy, some films won't even get their day in court.

Central to being an actor is pretending, and the adventure of it all. That's why you become a junkie for different kinds of situations.

I've been in very few flat-out comedies. But I feel like I've always made comedies.

I aspire to be an instrument of the director. I'm happiest like that. The stronger the director, the more I'm willing to give them.

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.