There's this feeling, when you stop believing it's a show and you're there and this is happening.

If anything, it was a very egotistical thing because I wanted to move people. I wanted to tell a story and move people.

What you try to do, as an actor, is just make it work somehow.

For a relative newcomer, it's obviously a dream to work with such a talented actress as Anna Paquin, who won an Oscar at 10, or something ridiculous like that. That's a dream.

After I've done a good job, then I can get excited. Obviously, it would be very easy to get carried away, but I wanted to own that excitement.

Having a good director is very important. It's crucial. When you do good work with a certain director, you want to work with them again, and hopefully vice versa.

I felt like I had to prove myself, but I feel that you have to do that anyway, as an actor. You're there to do a job, and that's your primary concern.

Until I did my work and I did my utmost best, I feel like I don't have a right to feel excited.

An actor's job is to do their job. It's great if it's successful and it's fantastic when it's a huge hit, but at the same time, you're there to do a job and make sure you do it well.

You should always view any job as just as nerve-wracking or just as exciting as any other.

It was the moment I realized what music can do to people, how it can make you hurt and feel so good all at once.

Allow the fear to keep you sensible but not to keep you still. If you're afraid of the dark then open your eyes, see that you are home.

Because of the green-eyed one, I see red and that makes me blue.

I feel virtuous because my soul is at ease.

One is taught by experience to put a premium on those few people who can appreciate you for what you are.

A nation is a body of people who have done great things together in the past and hope to do great things together in the future.

Only great and general battles can produce great results

If you get up everyday and you don't learn you are a fool

Music was not invented by the composer, but found.

Shun an angry man for a moment-your enemy forever.