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I always think it's better to take a smaller role in a great film rather than a leading role in something that you don't have complete faith in.

You can be the lead in a movie just for the sake of being a lead in a movie, or you can just be in a good movie.

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

A film can be big or small - I have to just fall in love with it. To connect with the character, the script, and the director. Sometimes they say to you, 'You should do that for your career; it's a big thing, people will go and see it,' but I wouldn't be able to, because my heart wouldn't be in it. I would drive people quite mad.

I follow the director's lead because they generally know more about the big picture, but I also trust that the director will give me enough freedom to play.

There's a lot of pressure to be the lead of a film. I have done it. It's not my favorite way to work.

If you're playing a lead, you're shaping the movie. When you're playing a supporting role, you've got only a moment to make it count.

I've found that if you just try to make the film you want, you'll find the right audience. If you try to please everyone, you're going to make really boring films.

I'm a character actor, so I don't take the hit if the movie's bad, the lead does. So, I don't want to be the lead. He takes the hit, I don't.

Making the choice to cast someone in a lead role is a big one. You don't want to squander your opportunity.