The accent is always critical for me because it informs a lot of the character.

You're special, if you have some power in the world. People are looking at you and they think you're special.

The acting world is a humbling experience, I find.

I grew up being fascinated by accents and dialects. One of the things that interested me were actors that were doing different characters, or sort of more caricatures.

Villains are not fun for me to play, as such. But caricature-ish, intense behaviors that are based on real human traits are interesting. That makes an interesting story.

My combined experiences, doing different films, has made me very concerned about and interested in how you protect your creative self when the work, by default, is going to be judged by people.

Because I'm a filmmaker at heart, I know a villain can't be too humanized and the audience can't empathize with him too much.

I suppose comedy is my first love, in a way.

I would definitely describe myself as a workaholic.

I've always felt very comfortable with accents. Once I get an accent, I can do it, and that's just something I've been able to do my whole life.

I am a decent man who believe in myself and respect others.

The strongest storms make the best sailors. The strongest games make the best players. Tougher challenges make the best leaders.

People are likely to act based on their emotions and then backward-rationalize. Because women have highly developed emotional circuits, they are especially susceptible to this.

Good and quiet do not connote weakness.

Those beings only are fit for solitude who are like nobody, and are liked by nobody.

Certain kinds of clichés are the narcotics of the middle class.

The God who has the whole world in his hands has grace for the whole world in his heart.

Fortuna likes to find a crowd and follow it.

I mean, the competition is really created by the buzz around the Emmys. It's a totally subjective thing.

I recommend my students not to be professional unless they really have to be. I tell them, 'If you love music, sell Hoovers or be a plumber. Do something useful with your life.'