Guys are natural problem solvers - they like to have strategies.
You have to cherish things in a different way when you know the clock is ticking, you are under pressure. 
As a director, it is important to understand the actor's process.
When you're doing a character, you want to know the full landscape. You want to know them spiritually, mentally and physically.
I would love to play Jimi Hendrix.
People have said, 'You don't need to do any more biopics. You don't need to play any more real people.' I don't agree with that. 
I think you realize how much you need to have people that you love. It's not as much about them loving you - it's about you needing to love people. 
I wasn't a comic book geek as a kid. I read some, but it was just like, "Oh, I have this comic book here." It wasn't like I was collecting them. 
There's nothing more stressful than your stomach growling. 
Sometimes when you're acting, you only need a little bit of something to sort of channel or, you know, transport into a place. 