And if there's anything movies can do in a way that I just love, and I love as an audience is, "Show me something I don't know about. Show me something I haven't seen."

Acting is not about being famous, it's about exploring the human soul.

If you're an actor, you have to find a way to make peace with all the media attention.

I am really looking forward as I get older and older, to being less and less nice.

I still remember the five points of salesmanship: attention, interest, conviction, desire and close.

We want to be seen for who we really are, and each person has his own complex story and reasons for doing what they do.

I love watching people listen. And on film often some of the best moments if you think about favorite moments on film, often the person isn't even talking.

Oh, honey, I'm from Oklahoma! This is who I am - middle-class all the way!

Some people say talent is energy and that's a very interesting way of thinking about it. In other words, people with talent have a lot of energy.

We're not all evil or all good, and we all make mistakes to one degree or another.

Things either become unclear in a story or they're just ambiguous with no real point. So defined gray area with clarity that also works in the narrative, that's tricky.

A life of passion is not an act or a habit but a lifestyle.

You restored me to the concept of home.

Your attitude is hard to conceal

I've been fortunate enough to travel the world because of my career, but the downside has been spending long spells apart from my daughters.

You've got to connect with the things that you love.

When the Reich could no longer pay its obligations, Germany would go bankrupt.

The spectacle is capital accumulated to the point where it becomes image.

It is insane that two men, sitting on opposite sides of the world, should be able to decide to bring an end to civilization.

Be an opener of doors

I was always attracted to the past as a kid.