It happens very rarely that your ears perk up about a certain project.
People are earning their living as 'celebrities' without actually doing anything.
There is nothing I hate more than meeting someone who has forgotten the art of conversing.
Nobody should expect an actor to have these wonderful ideas and concepts about the world: they pretend to be other people for a living.
I like being in focus, in the moment, changing and adapting and creating and advancing a scene.
One of the exciting and enjoyable aspects of acting is being in the environment with another actor.
I don't see myself as being a heart-throb at all.
When you work with people who are so passionate about their product it's kinda inspiring.
It's funny, I never think I'm doing that well. I've never, ever. I just constantly think, 'This isn't working out.'
The people in Iraq lived essentially good lives. They had brilliant health and education systems. Saddam actually created an incredible infrastructure in a very difficult country, but they were a Mafia family. If you said anything against that regime or that family you would be killed instantly.
I feel very fortunate, always.
I don't think there's ever a point when you turn to yourself and go, 'Yes, I've made a success of this career path.' You never feel like you've done your best work. You always think you could be better.
For the three years I was in school training to be an actor, I was told, 'It's very unlikely you'll work at all on the stage or in film', so I feel I have to take all the opportunities I can.
We want to pigeonhole things and people, but it is absurd to regard me just as a furry wig-and-britches actor.
