I'm very bad with improvisation. I hate it.

I'm very bad with improvisation. I hate it.

Christoph Waltz

My agent is the quickest, sharpest man on earth.

My agent is the quickest, sharpest man on earth.

I don't like to read novelizations of movies.

I don't like to read novelizations of movies.

I take praise as not just a reward and a result but also as the beginning of a new process.

I take praise as not just a reward and a result but also as the beginning of a new process.

I'm not into weapons. I'm not into cars. I'm not into explosions. I'm scared of all of that.

I'm not into weapons. I'm not into cars. I'm not into explosions. I'm scared of all of that.

One does not contradict the other.Straight-faced is the basis of all decent comedy.

One does not contradict the other.Straight-faced is the basis of all decent comedy.

I think Stephen Sondheim is a - and I hardly ever use this word - but this is as close as it gets to a genius.

I think Stephen Sondheim is a - and I hardly ever use this word - but this is as close as it gets to a genius.

I have always been so interested in film as a medium.

I have always been so interested in film as a medium.

I’m not really all that familiar with comic book culture.

I’m not really all that familiar with comic book culture.

Ten flashing lights are a nuisance but 500 are fantastic.

Ten flashing lights are a nuisance but 500 are fantastic.

You know, I don't support esoteric approaches to acting.

You know, I don't support esoteric approaches to acting.

I'm open to working anywhere, but not on anything.

I'm open to working anywhere, but not on anything.

You're always being cast for what you've been in last.

You're always being cast for what you've been in last.

If the shoe fits, you must wear it.

If the shoe fits, you must wear it.

Facts can be so misleading, where rumors, true or false, are often revealing.

Facts can be so misleading, where rumors, true or false, are often revealing.

You need the villain. If you don't have a villain, the good guy can stay home.

You need the villain. If you don't have a villain, the good guy can stay home.

Becoming an actor is like becoming a father. It's not hard to become one. Making a life of it is the challenge.

Becoming an actor is like becoming a father. It's not hard to become one. Making a life of it is the challenge.

There's a lot of people who feel there's a tabloid journalist who had it coming.

There's a lot of people who feel there's a tabloid journalist who had it coming.

I loved doing Harry Potter. I had a great time on that. And I think it's good to have a mix. I think you're learning all the time.

I loved doing Harry Potter. I had a great time on that. And I think it's good to have a mix. I think you're learning all the time.