Well, Ive always been a character actor, you know, and you always get your share of character actors who are bad guys.

The digital revolution has changed the way we do things because you're not under that pressure that film is precious and film is expensive.

I usually read a script from an audience perspective first, and then look more closely at the character only.

Normally when I'm sent a script I'll read it through to see how it hangs as a story and then I'll go back and read it through again and look at the character.

My old manager of the Irish National Theatre said 'Don't worry about being a star, just worry about being a working actor. Just keep working.' I think that's really good advice.

I do probably 80 or 90 per cent of the cooking at home.

As an actor, I like to get a bit of momentum going with a character and kind of work a bit quicker. I mean, not crazy-fast, but, you know, five or six pages a day is a nice pace.

A good comedy’s very hard to make, so good comic writing I really enjoy.

You never know when the publicity people will feel it is a good time to release the film.

I love doing comedy. You don't get many good comedy scripts. They're rare. But, I do love playing comedy. Even in drama, I like to try to find the humor because I think it's very human.

What some invent the rest enlarge.

Honestly, the average American spends about 52 minutes a day in commute traffic. And as much as I love driving my car and many people like driving their car, commuting has never been fun for me.

I have a lot of variety within me, and the dream role, I think, is actually a compilation of parts that express different aspects of my persona and personal interests.

The willingness to hear hard truth is vital not only for CEOs of big corporations but also for anyone who loves the truth. Sometimes the truth sounds like bad news, but it is just what we need.

I'm not afraid to upset people. But I am not as upset because I understand what I'm up against.

Only if the computers really love each other.

It is almost as easy to be enervated by triumph as by defeat.

If you can't recognize the man in the mirror, it is time to step back and see when you stopped being yourself.

The ardent golfer would play Mount Everest if somebody put a flagstick on top.

Great knowledge brings great sorrow.