I just have high expectations. Every time I see a movie I'm in, I go, 'Fuck it! That scene was supposed to be good, and it's terrible.'
They do everything for you, they even brush your teeth. I don't need that. I feel fine when I can shoot. Shooting can be quite exhausting but then comes the moment where you know how it works. Like a electric shock.
The isolation was important for my role [in Buffalo Soldiers]. The soldiers somehow lived in their own world, too. When we didn't shoot, there was only the hotel. There was also a falafel snack bar just round the corner. I am a vegetarian you know, and I thought it would be difficult [in Germany]. But falafel, yes, mmm.
The part I love about this job is the acting itself. Obvious, I know. But there are those brief moments when you actually tap into something. And for about thirty seconds, you almost feel invincible.
I really hate when people put that label on a film, that it's 'dark.' I don't know what that means. What people call dark, to me actually makes it more interesting.
The Oscars, to me, was a recognition of my work, and in a way it was saying, 'You're not alone.'
I didn't let myself enjoy [the Oscar nomination] and have fun with it. I felt like Miss America, I started weeping. An Oscar-nomination; it's the thing.
[Merrill Hess] is the kind of guy who would have beaten me up in school for eating tofu.
I don't know why I always get to play these guys who have few redeeming features. But don't knock it. Villains are much more fun.
As I'm reading a script, I start to see the character. I always seem to do something to my hair. A lot of stuff I do for a part, people don't even notice, but I notice, and it makes the character whole for me.
I love acting. It makes me feel good.
I guess I feel I'm being productive and creative when I act. Everybody needs that: photographers, writers. I feel so happy when I'm working. It's what I want to do. Other than that, I can't analyse it.
It's really a glorious feeling. I'm absolutely addicted.
I'm not in this business for the lifestyle, to get into places and have free drinks.
I hate acting acting. I try to be.
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