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You don't want to remake something that's just been made, as an actor.

You work really hard to make it, and maybe you get some acclaim, but then you realize there are certain limitations as an actor.

As an actor you have to bring to the table your creative input. But when a director like Ridley Scott says I want you to do this this way, you know when he gets to the editing room he has a reason for it. It's like watching a masterpiece.

As an actor, I don't want to do something which I have already done before.

I feel like I've finally made it as an actor. I've been doing this for years and you don't always make a movie that everybody likes.

Some actors give you what you want. Some you have to make do what you want.

I had no idea how to make it as an actor. But I knew I wanted to.

See, that's the thing: I'm not one of those actors who thinks, 'God, I've got to improvise and make it my own.' No, my first job as an actor is to take what's written and make it work. And then, if they want me to improvise, I'll do that.

Trust me, it has been anything but easy to make it as an actor.

There's no real excuse for being successful enough as an actor to do what you want and then selling out. You do it pure. You don't try to adapt it, make it commercial.