I usually play disenfranchised youth

I really wanted to be nasty and mean and bad. It's so much easier than being the good girl

My friends that are snobs think its cool I did a movie with Albert Brooks.

A film's success or failure is strictly on the director's shoulders.

People work really hard to get to a certain point. But they have to work just as hard to stay there

In acting there's two different things: You're either pitching in a scene, or you're catching.

Actors love mental disorders, dialects, and corsets. Give them one of the three and they're happy

I did a film about the Zodiac Killer. It turned out well

I'm attracted to roles where I don't have to wear makeup.

After I read all the medical journals and watched all the documentaries, I still didn't understand the physical sensation of ticking and where it comes from and what it feels like

I'm from Chicago. My grandfather was a policeman, and my aunts are married to policemen.

Behind Calvary's cross is the throne of heaven.

You can ignore your heart and mind, but it will always find its way home.

It's hard for Americans to differentiate between talent and notoriety

It is not length of life, but depth of life.

I am acting at university, and I have really enjoyed doing student drama.

I came from a very strict background, and didn't hear any Jamaican music when I was growing up.

My wife Mariana is a good photographer too and, like me, she just picks up a camera and takes a picture when she sees something, rather than looking too deeply into it.

I like to respond with jokes and to keep it as light as possible.

We kill each other over which name to call the Nameless.

Love is the best part of life