Heroes to me are guys that sit in libraries. They absorb knowledge and then the risks they take are calculated on the basis of the courage it took to become replete with knowledge.

But I am not going to live for ever. And the more I know it, the more amazed I am by being here at all.

I've been delighted by Cannes and Toronto but I keep saying I don't know how good we're going to be received in America because that's where it's most challenging

Sometimes people call me a success for all the reasons that make me think I'm a failure

If you're lucky, and not a lot of actors are these days, you get the chance to create a character

The greatest single human gift is the ability to chase down our dreams.

I was a science fiction junkie for a long time.