The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool.

Creating something is all about problem-solving.

There’s a period of time in your life when I kind of look back, and I’m like, was I happy, or was I just not aware?

Learning how to die is therefore learning how to live.

Something that could bring you wealth and fame could also be your end, your undoing.

One person's religion is another person's cult.

I think you gotta have an honesty and a humility about human nature and that it's not about you at the end of the day.

If you're a human being walking the earth, you're weird, you're strange, you're psychologically challenged.

I think you should be serious about what you do because this is it. This is the only life you've got.

To be loved, I think, is the thing that gets you up in the morning.

Iceland is fascinating; really an amazing place to visit, and great for a film to go there.

Reality is, I'm an actor and an entertainer, and I really wouldn't know what to do with another profession.

I'm destined to be attracted to those I cannot defeat.

My days, if they start in the morning with a cuddle from my son, are just so much more glorious than they were prior to that.

When I was a little kid, I used to really embarrass my parents.

My children have never watched any of my films. Charlie knows that daddy makes movies, but he says they are not good enough for him to watch.

I can rely on me [being a director], unlike some actors. I never got anything less than what I needed from the lead actor.

Like everyone else, I've had moments when I've felt that I've been losing my grip.

I respond in the moment which is what makes me a good actor.