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Sometimes the nature of a big movie, the nature of the material, the scene doesn't have the richness that you'd want it to.

When so much money is involved in these movies, someone somewhere is going to try to screw you.

When you work so hard on making a film, it's all worthwhile when you get to experience seeing that film with an audience who thoroughly enjoy it and react to the movie.

When a movie like 'Superbad' or 'Moneyball' comes out, people make you feel like you're the most important person on the planet. The truth is, you're a billion percent not the most important person on the planet. It's all insulated in your world and no one could care less. It's just a movie.

I don't think we're living in great times for movies, to tell you the truth.

I'd rather have one good scene in a movie by a great director than a small role in a mediocre movie.

A lot of actors, we aren't that special; you get a well-written scene, and it's virtually actor-proof.

Here is something no real celebrity will ever tell you: film acting is not very fun. Doing the same thing over and over again until, in the director's eyes, you 'get it right' does not allow for very much creative freedom... In terms of sheer adrenaline, film has absolutely nothing on theater.

Till now I have never shot a scene without taking account of what stands behind the actors because the relationship between people and their surroundings is of prime importance.

When I go to a film, you're taking it easy and you let things wash over you. That's what cinema's all about. You get involved in a world that's being created in front of you.