At the end of the day, what actors really want to do is act a lot and not wait around in the trailer.

I feel very secure about the role of the actor in the future. They need us, because stories are about people.

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

I am against censorship in any form. I think anybody should be able to make any movie he or she wants and let the public decide. If it's disgusting and they don't want to see it, they won't go. I believe in the audience.

What actors are good at doing is walking into a situation that should make you incredibly self-conscious and frightened and doing it anyway. That's the gig, pretending that you are comfortable.

I'm not much of a preparer. I think sometimes as an actor you need to go out and learn some skills, but in terms of preparation for understanding the character, it's all on the page, and if it's not on the page, you're in trouble.

When a director makes a mistake, people suffer. People suffer horribly sometimes.