I've discovered that I can't trust the ratings board at all, because they have - to my mind - a perverted point of view about what's appropriate for children. They think that if you see any part of a male or female anatomy, we have to protect children from it, which is not true, and they think almost any level of violence is okay for children, which is absolutely not true... They're really off the mark.

One's complete sentences are attempts, as often as not, to complete an incomplete self with words.

I feel like a lot of the young actors that are just coming up are really good. I think directors are directing better.

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'm a big fan of rehearsal. I'm famous for pulling the cast together, not so much to formally rehearse, but just to run the lines. My theory of acting is that it takes all your attention just to stay in the moment, and keep your attention on the other person, and get him to do what you want him to do.

I'm a firm believer that character is highly overrated. Character is a trick that we do with the audience's collusion.

I love making movies, I love the differentness of it, I love writing. But I've always liked television. I grew up on television.