I wanted to go to Jupiter. That was my plan from day one, and David Lynch gave me the ticket.
I was raised by an actress, and I watched all those women turn 60 and ask, Shouldn't get face work? My mother and Anne Bancroft said, We're not going to fall into that.
I'm interested in flawed protagonists. I was raised on them.
I'm lucky enough that directors sometimes seek me out for little projects that people don't even know about, that just surface later on.
I've always loved film more than theater.
It would be great to make a movie that had the style of a great '30's film.
It's always been a desire of mine to work with my parents.
'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington' is one of the greatest films of all time.
My mother opened a bank account for me when I made $60 on my first day of work as an extra. She's that kind of mother.
That's life - to turn each other on, to feel good, to feel in love.
There's something so accessible about heroes who have faults.
Unfortunately, overall, movies are a conglomerate. People buy and sell people in this business, which can get really ugly.
Whatever character you play, it gives you the chance to expose another side of yourself that maybe you've never felt comfortable with, or never knew about.
I knew I wanted to become an actor when I was 7 years old. My dad was working with Alfred Hitchcock, my mom was working with Martin Scorsese - and it was the great summer of my childhood.
My dad taught me to never be pigeonholed; to really allow yourself to reinvent characters as they reinvent you; to be bold and to be willing to play seemingly unlikeable people.
I love being in my 40s.
I tend to always love material with flawed protagonists and morally ambiguous people.
I've got the sort of personality that requires me to find some sort of release, and for me, it's performing.
Like anything else, acting can become boring - a chore, really - if there isn't any challenge. And I like taking challenges. Just when people think they have me figured out, I like to surprise them.
I'm not averse to being a supporting character. I try to pick parts where I can add something.
