I had a really fantastic dialect coach that I worked very well with, and I was constantly surprised by the different intonations that the Russian dialect has.

Find out who you are and try not to be afraid of it.

But there's a difference between privacy and secrecy, and I'm not a secretive person.

Never, ever wear three-quarter length trousers. Even in the summer.

I've played all these extreme guys, but playing an everyman type has its own challenges.

If one story becomes too hot, then you can't forget it. As an actor, you want to remain fluid.

I want to keep everything balanced. That's why it's important not to have too much fanfare.

I find any sort of acting that doesn't have any humor in it is mind-numbingly boring. 'Serious acting' is the kind of acting that I don't ever respond to.

Audiences like to be challenged and to be actively involved and try to guess an outcome.

The goal is always just trying to stretch yourself as an actor.

I'm not a big guy for research. You've got to take a risk.

Felixstowe, the United Kingdom's largest port, stops work only for Christmas Day and for crane-toppling Force 9 gales.

Try not to eat after 7 P.M. Try to stay away from heavy food in the night, like hamburgers and chicken nuggets. Eat that stuff in the morning or early afternoon.

A lot of bands have the enthusiasm kicked out of them by playing really dreary pub venues that just churn bands through.

I always had a belief in myself, and I started wondering if it was founded.

I just remembered that I'm absent minded... wait, I mean I lost my mind, I can't find it.

For me, writing is exploration; and most of the time, I'm surprised where the journey takes me.

Music has always had the ability to comfort and inspire.

I have my own opinions, but my songs don't share them.

...one of the traits of genius is not to drag its thought through the rut worn by vulgar minds.

The thing is, however strange it may seem, that the interests of the United States and of the Russian Federation do coincide sometimes.