When you shoot a movie, the camera is always taking, taking, taking and not giving anything back.

I don't want to be in a position where I'm playing roles I'm comfortable with and making money, but doing it without feeling like I'm growing.

I enjoy playing evil, but not one-dimensional evil characters. I like the ebbs and cracks in the armor.

I love both the sun and the moon, day and night. But I enjoy the day the most because I live in Rio and I can play sports.

In Brazil, when you say you're going to be an artist you always get that point of view that this is a crazy career and you might not make it. In my case, it kind of happened.

In a lot of roles, strong women feel like they need to apologize. But men don't need to apologize for being ruthless and women somehow do?

To know oneself, one should assert oneself.

I grew up on the beaches, and I always found it kind of funny that it's considered decent if you cover three tiny spots with pieces of fabric.

Brandon is just the kind of man whom every body speaks well of, and nobody cares about; whom all are delighted to see, and nobody remembers to talk to.

I write a column for The Village Voice, which I've done since time immemorial, and occasionally - and books. And I occasionally write minor notes for record albums and occasional articles.

All things are moral. That soul, which within us is a sentiment, outside of us is a law. We feel its inspiration; out there in history we can see its fatal strength.

Reading have got the good factor.

If you accept limitations then, yeah, you'll be limited. If you don't accept limitations then the horizon is pretty vast.

What is life if not the shadow of a fleeting dream?

There's always one who loves and one who lets himself be loved.

On paper I would be a rather bold individual in our culture.