I think even probably the people we look up to the most, and think are on the Mount Olympus of actors - they're still experiencing nervousness.

What I did have was an incredible amount of belief in myself.

I've never stolen anything. Well, that's not entirely true. I once accidentally took a gift card from a store in a mall. I was carrying it around to show my mom because I thought it was funny, and I forgot to show it to her and left the store carrying it. I had a complete nervous breakdown, like, 20 minutes later and went back to the store in tears. So that's where I stand in terms of my ability to steal something.

I'm klutzy, and I don't embarrass easily.

I have a lot more writing experience than Paul Dano has, so to be able to put that experience to use in exercising his vision was almost an acting exercise: How would I write if I were Paul? When I look at it, it feels so completely his, but it's also mine.

We all have our essential nature. If you're good with numbers, you don't even know you're good with numbers because that's how your mind works.

I'm pretty sure I ate ants in Mexico.