We’re making up a story that has certain resonance, and that resonance does pertain to what’s going on in the world. Any time a film does that, I think it’s worth doing.

I don’t think people want to see me as a regular guy; besides, I’m a regular guy in real life. I guess I just want to be reckless in my work.

I’ve never had any close male friends. The most important relationships in my life have always been with women.

The worst thing is to get involved with people who aren’t passionate about what they’re doing.

I’m an optimist. I hope if a movie’s good that it will be a success, but as we know, that’s not always true, just because of popular taste, advertising, distribution patterns – there’s lots of...

Sometimes I say I feel more like a dancer than an actor, because there are things implied about being an actor that I don’t really like. I feel more comfortable with the word ‘performer’. I...

Truth is, generally I like film festivals; somewhere at some level there’s an exchange of ideas.

[I] lie like the truth.

It’s no fun for an actor to keep repeating what you did before. It’s always changing. I’m changing. The target keeps moving. That’s the beauty of it.

In order to inhabit a character, you’ve got to embrace and empathise with them.

Action breeds inspiration more than inspiration breeds action.

It makes me laugh when I hear a guy talking about being in touch with his feminine side. But I gravitate towards women; I identify with them. And I do cry very easily, more and...

I guess they often cast me as the bad guy, because I’m not, er, conventional looking. I look sort of violent. I’m the odd one out, the outsider.

Turn off the sound in a movie, and if you can tell what’s going on, the movie should work.

some actors seek parts similar to their personalities. But, I prefer undergoing a metamorphosis that depends on the role.

Let’s hope I never end up on a deserted island, because I could never make a decision on which three CDs to take with me.

My dad was a surgeon, my mom a nurse, and they were always out working. I had five sisters and a brother. They didn’t care what I got up to.

I do want to be in mainstream movies that are going to be seen. I suppose it satisfies the showbiz side of me.

One of the pleasures of being an actor is quite simply taking a walk in someone else’s shoes. And when I look at the roles I’ve played, I’m kind of amazed at all the wonderful...

Sometimes I think women are lucky because they can develop in ways men can’t. The old-boy network may be oppressive to women, but it actually stunts men in terms of personal growth.

I knew very little about ‘Spider-Man’. I grew up more in the ‘Superman’ generation. ‘Spider-Man’ – I didn’t know so much. But it is a really successful franchise, and I’m happy to be involved with...

The aesthetic is not that we’re taking a hand-held camera and we’re just letting it roll and doing our thing, … Before It Had a Name.

I think, as I’ve gotten older, I’ve been able to be more reckless with my choices, because practically speaking, you get less careful. Your choices become more instinctive, and you feel like if you make...

When I was a kid I was very interested in the idea of the will, finding out what you’re capable of. I liked those kind of challenges.

With theatre, you have to be ready for anything.

Plenty of bad movies are very successful, and plenty of good movies are not. And distribution is so crazy, some films won’t even get their day in court.