You don't know why you fall in love.
If you look at Kirsten Dunst's performance in 'Melancholia,' which I think is absolutely wonderful - it's not even in the text, because she doesn't say much; it's all in her eyes. She doesn't have to explain what she's feeling. You just feel it.
I've worked with Lars von Trier on many films, and there's always a female character that's like an open wound - everything just pours out of this person.
I did a guest appearance on 'Entourage.' That was horrible, because I'm used to analysing the characters, working with all the details... and they said, 'No no no, walk and talk, walk and talk! It's energy energy energy!' - so it didn't quite suit me.
If I ever lose a job because I've talked about being an atheist, then I don't want that job.
If you understand each other's way of thinking, you understand what kind of film someone is trying to make, and all the ideas that I come up with will fit into that film.
When you work with someone you don't quite know, you have to figure the director out, and you can come up with ideas that are counter-productive.
I'm not lazy on set. I'm lazy in the rest of my life.
I started acting as an amateur when I was a kid, but I wanted to become a diplomat. It was self-centered and weird, but I had this idea of going out in the world and solving conflicts and making the world a better place. But I kept on acting, and eventually, I just dropped out of school and continued acting.
I'm not a signing or dancing man.
I don't feel ashamed or humiliated when I am naked, but I definitely feel it when I am playing games.
I don't know if I am a good cook, but I am a dedicated cook.
My preparation for roles are less about the character's profession than who they are, what their dreams are, and in what way are they childish.
Even if you're the President of the United States, you still act like a little child and think like a little child sometimes. Childish behavior is what I look for in all of my characters because that is what makes them human.
