“I don’t have a burning passion to live in America per se but I would certainly like to work there.”

For me it’s always been about the stories, not what medium. The medium is secondary to the stories.

I think any actor that says ‘I never watch my films’ is a liar because you have to watch it at least once and also you’re going to watch it when you’re doing your ADR.

I always think it’s a sign of a truly gifted director when they can move seamlessly between genres.

I think audiences are a lot more intelligent than what we give them credit for and understand that an actor is playing a role and that doesn’t mean he can’t play different types of roles.

I suppose I’ve always been attracted to this sort of outsider in general – in literature, in music, politics, whatever – and to the person that is able to be relentlessly themselves. I don’t think that I have that quality, that strength of mind.

I personally think if something’s not a challenge there’s no point doing it because you’re not gonna learn much.

I’m terrible. I’m the wrong person to talk to, I really don’t know a thing.

I think for me with theater, I need to take a break and then fall in love with it again. And then go do it again.

It was very much about performances, the whole ensemble thing was just great – everybody working together. Sometimes it didn’t feel like a film set. It wasn’t technically driven, it was very, very enjoyable.

My wife can see always how a part affects me personally because she has to live with it.

I’d probably have been wealthier if I had stayed with law, but pretty miserable doing it.

I’m interested in pressure, I’m interested in duress. All the great works of art, or film or literature, in my opinion, have elements of those in them.

Having started out in theatre, I feel an impulse to do it as much as I can.

I will always love film, the romance of film, sitting in the darkened room with strangers and watching a story for two hours – that will always remain and never be eroded by television.

You need to be as clean of a slate as you can be, as an actor. You have to try to be open to every experience.

That’s what acting is about, Funny wigs and voices, that’s what we do.

Yet, even amidst the hatred and carnage, life is still worth living. It is possible for wonderful encounters and beautiful things to exist.

I would like to learn, or remember, how to live.

You are in danger of living a life so comfortable and soft that you will die without ever realizing your true potential.

The books transported her into new worlds and introduced her to amazing people who lived exciting lives.

If you’re not living on the edge then you’re taking up a little too much space.

Why don’t you live for the people? Why don’t you struggle for the people? Why don’t you die for the people?

The Egyptians got it wrong. They wrapped the dead. They did not realize I wrapped the living.

How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour, and that one, is what we are doing. A schedule defends from chaos and whim. It is a net for catching days.