“I think part of why I have so many books around me and why I read every day is because I mythologize the writer. I don’t do that with any other artists.”

“Life's pretty funny when you're objectively on the outside looking at it.”

“I think directors should be confident in their leadership capabilities. I think directors should be confident in what they want to do.”

“I have a fine level of recognition in the business and among the acting community now, so I consider myself one of the lucky ones. If I didn't think that, there would be something wrong with me. I'm grateful and thankful for what I've got.”

“Directing is a really kind of amazing thing, because you're helping others and, in the middle of that, you have to worry about yourself.”

“One person's religion is another person's cult.”

“Sometimes being an actor is like being some kind of detective where you're on the search for a secret that will unlock the character.”

“Books … they’re kind of a compulsion for me. To find a great bookstore is a great thing.”

“I think part of why I have so many books around me and why I read every day is because I mythologize the writer. I don’t do that with any other artists.”

“There is no pleasure that I haven't made myself sick on.”

“There I am, watching Philip Seymour Hoffman, one of my favourite actors in the world, walk into the room dressed up as Father Christmas, being hilarious, and I'm suddenly thinking, 'Where am I?'”