I like to come to the set with very strong ideas and strong opinions about how to do things. And I like also dealing with somebody who's like that.

I know I wasn't as handsome as some other guys, but I was OK with that.

All over the world, young men and young women will always dream dreams.

The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool.

The ambition, the drive, the wanting to be the center of attention, the wanting to succeed... They're all inside me somewhere.

I didn't go out looking for negative characters; I went out looking for people who have a struggle and a fight to tackle. That's what interests me.

Don't let people treat you like a cigarette, they only use you when they're bored and step on you when they're done. Be like drugs, let them die for you.

I work constantly but I work at a lot of different things. You know, I run a theater company in New York, I direct plays, act in plays, in movies, so I try to keep it eclectic.

No one wants to be pretentious about what they do or take it seriously, because that is just weird.

I think you should be serious about what you do because this is it. This is the only life you've got.

To be loved, I think, is the thing that gets you up in the morning.

Petty minds foster petty hearts, and have the funny habit of shooting themselves in the foot.

Sometimes I wonder, that one missing sock after doing laundry, is the smart one. After being unhappy for so long, it finally walks away from a frayed, worn-out relationship.

The most I can hope for is to die in a pose that confuses future archaeologists.

I am surprised by what people expect of me.

When you are on assignment, film is the least expensive thing in a very practical sense. Your time, the person's time, turns out to be the most valuable thing.

Everything is danger, but we pretend that it's not.

Sometimes I think you just have to decide if you're going to stand up and get on with it or if you're going to be crushed and threatened.

A lot of kids bought guitars and started playing rock'n'roll because of us.

Live close, visit often.