Producers and directors think they have the power, but what they think of as the weakest link, the actor, is all-powerful.
I don't feel like a romantic lead; I guess I feel more like a character actor.
I've been really lucky in terms of film projects with people, terrific actors and also writers and directors that I really respect.
You see some of these actors, they have a permanent smile on their face. How can they do that? It really fascinates me.
I grew up very much in a sporting background. I always wanted to be an actor, but my escapism always came in sports.
You see so many different personalities and mind-sets in the world of sports, just like you do with actors.
Performance capture is a technology, not a genre; it's just another way of recording an actor's performance.
I love to take actors to a place where they open a vein. That's the job. The key is that I make it safe for them to open the vein.
I love working with Sally Field, and Steve Buscemi is one of the most giving, talented actors I've ever worked with.
I love being the character actor. I get to stretch my muscles a little more.
I think there is a lot of space for people to love who they love, and a lot of space for actors to carve a niche for themselves.
As a child, acting just seemed like a natural extension of my love of play - and if you've forgotten how to play, you shouldn't be an actor.
I'm like this mercenary actor going from show to show - people love to hire me, but then don't want me around much.
Acting and writing go together. Actors write because they love words and becoming other people - we love to escape into other characters.
As a kid, I used to sing, dance, I was into dramatics. I would love to pursue being an actor, but not as such as a hero.
I love to act. And oh-so-love telling stories through film as an actor. Even on my 'days off.'
In terms of men I fancy, I think the actor James Franco is gorgeous. But I find it odd to be described as a sex symbol myself.
When I told my parents I wanted to be an actor, my mom was, like, 'I think I heard you say lawyer.'
My hero is Michelle Williams, who I grew close to when we did 'Meek's Cutoff.' She's an extraordinary actor and mom.
I've been offered lots of movies. There's always some actor who's doing a project and would like to have me do it.
I think I'm drawn to films more as a director with a directorial mind even as an actor. I make movies to make the films, not to act.
