I'll tell you this about the Oscars - they're real.

Ninety percent of the preparation we do as actors is just jive. It doesn't do anything.

Making a mistake means overshooting a scene, shooting too many takes, for instance. Long after you've got it, you just keep shooting.

It's not good for people to have the safety net too low... People can take care of themselves better than we allow them to.

If I like the story and it's well written, and it's a character I want to play and they'll pay me, then I decide to do it.

I've always felt it's the directors purview to say what; it's the actor's purview to say how. It's not good for an actor to have the big picture in mind - it bollocks you up. An actor's purview is the tiny little... We measure our performance in seconds.

I'll tell you this about the Oscars - they're real.