I just looked at him because I want to be looking in someone's eyes when I die.

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.

I think acting can bring you closer to yourself and help you understand other people

The simple fact of existence, of being aware that you are aware; this to me is the most astounding fact.

I am so thrilled by the privilege of life, and yet at the same time I know that I have to let it go.

Being a father, being a friend, those are the things that make me feel successful.

When I look at a person, or a character, it is in every case the beginning of an endless journey. And I don't suppose I know where that starts. I know that I have to, like every other person, make decisions and have opinions. But I'm real careful to not judge crassly or cheaply someone else's life.