“Well, love motivates me in everything I do.”

When I was a child actor, I had the fear that I was going to be cast as the tree.

I’m going to do my best to channel the character on a spiritual level.

The films that I do are deep, introspective, brooding roles that you’re in this heavy headspace all the time.

I envision the future sunny and with love, harmony and oneness. I think Hollywood is changing.

I’ve directed independent film.

My mom used to say that I became a fighter and a scrapper and a tough guy to protect who I am at my core.

If you think about my filmography, I have never done a movie that a kid could go see, except for Iron Giant, and I’m not even on the screen.

Show me how you drive and I’ll show you who you are.

My gut feeling about sequels is that they should be premeditated: You should try to write a trilogy first or at least sketch out a trilogy if you have any faith in your film.

Unfortunately, in Hollywood, there are those directors that have some contempt for actors. We’ve all experienced that, in one way or another.

Rated R movies are few and far between, nowadays. We’re all seeing less and less rated R movies, and less and less of them are being made.

I grew up the son of an acting teacher but I’ve never been really good at articulating what that process is. It was always a bit more internal.

I shaved my head about 15 years ago and the first time I shaved it, I started running my hand through my hair and it was very therapeutic.

A transvestite spends her entire life trying to look as feminine as possible and I have clearly spent mine celebrating my masculinity.

If I’m on set and I’m in character, I’m not thinking like a producer. If I’m on set and I’m not in character, wardrobe and make-up, and I’m just coming on set for the moments that I’m not shooting, then I’m able to be the producer.

I love thinking about the film, the project and committing myself as much as possible.

The things that I loved were very frail. Very fragile. I didn’t know that. I thought they were indestructible. They weren’t.

Love is the sum of all the arts, as it is the reason for their existence.

Life must be rich and full of loving–it’s no good otherwise, no good at all, for anyone.

If you work just for money, you’ll never make it, but if you love what you’re doing and you always put the customer first, success will be yours.

I’m still old-fashioned. I love dusty old books and libraries.

Love is a burning thing and it makes a firey ring.

My love for Heathcliff resembles the eternal rocks beneath: a source of little visible delight, but necessary.

I love money. I love everything about it.