I'm a big fan of British cinema; I think we make some unbelievably brilliant films, but they can quite often have a dark feel.

Music was a big thing for me growing up and Scorsese and Tarantino both use music brilliantly in movies. They're probably two of the best at using music.

I don't think I'm ugly, but I never thought I was that special.

I want to be 82 and doing movies with Paolo Sorrentino where people are like, "This is gold."

I like going to see live bands. Live bands can be quite heavy, but I think it's very relaxing at the same time because you feel so happy and chilled-out.

My job isn't about pursuing fame and then becoming an actor. It's about becoming an actor and if fame follows suit, that's fine.

I'm not good at just sitting around waiting for the phone to ring, hoping that the perfect role is going to turn up.

When I'm putting the character together I try to find music that I think fits the character.

What I like doing these days is spending more time with coaches because I think it's important to work on yourself.

There are a lot of great young actors coming out of England who have maybe not gone to drama school, but I wish I had.

If I look at the people that I look up to, a lot of them don't come to the forefront until their early to mid-30s. I think the most exciting roles are definitely yet to come.

Historically, philosophy does not have an impressive track record of answering questions about natural world in a decisive manner.

Everyone wanted to get to someplace better, wherever that was.

Being a child sucked. Being a teenager was worse. And being an adult seemed so far away that I had a better chance at swimming the length of the ocean than growing up.

The last thing I want is to be (in a film role) is obvious, direct and offensive.

I didn't quit drinking because I was a bad drunk. I quit because I was a spectacular drunk. It got to be like a video game, where you get to the highest level and it's not even a challenge any more.

I'm for each and against none.

The thought that really crushes us is the thought of the futility of life of which death is the visible manifestation.

Have the guts to be true to yourself. Nothing more.

I live a pretty simple life.

Writing is my way of expressing - and thereby eliminating - all the various ways we can be wrong-headed.