I would say, in humanity, there is some unbreakable element that makes us so special, and I would call that hope or a belief in something better. It's something that drives us.

I've always been open. That's made my resume. I go with what happens, and then I try to make good choices with what I get offered.

It's a very beneficial experience for me that America has started to be interested in me. I get offers here, and I'm very open to having a new spring in my career here.

I have a cultural background that's shaped in England, France and Germany. Bringing that in is nice, in terms of how an actor plays a role or speaks in an interview.

The fact that I speak five languages is just a plus. I do not try to speak every language I know, in every movie. It must make sense. But, the fact that it's available gives a nice back-up.

I can bring in experiences that other actors who only grew up in television do not have.

If I do a lot of television, than I miss theater. If I do a lot of theater, than I miss film. This global thing of performing arts gives me strength.

There is this arrogant feeling of being stronger than human. Humans are weak. They submit to their emotions, and vampires do not. Humans are very egoistic, and vampires are not.

People have a tendency to shrink the boundaries of complex problems to fit into their back pocket and then, sure enough, grumble that their problems follow wherever they go.

If you begin to rely upon yourself and become arrogant in your skill, that is the day you will fall.

Can all you worries add a single moment to your life? Of course not!

All the greatest achievements of mind have been beyond the power of unaided individuals.

I am a homophobe, though a mild and tolerant one, and a racist, though an even more mild and tolerant one, and those things are going to be illegal pretty soon, the way we are going.

One of the challenges of the movie is there are no apologies or excuses.

My style is somewhere between that of Tal and Petrosian

I like the concept that if you’re with someone, it’s for the long term.

Performing live is the greatest high in the world. That's why I do what I do

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