People think memorizing lines is hard, when that's the last thing you worry about. You get that done, and then you've got to worry about the internal stuff, which is the challenging part.
I started acting pretty young, so I haven't had too many odd jobs. But I used to sell candy out of my locker in middle school.
I guess sometimes fear is a good thing. It's a really good motivator.
New York is kind of a mythological city in may ways.
Robert De Niro's sort of like a surfer: he doesn't really force anything. So if he catches the wave, or something spills out - to watch a guy be a force at what he does. He has a good worth ethic.
People have asked me about playing outsiders. I don't consider myself an outsider. Maybe that's why I'm interested in that. I'm not really sure.
I feel like I have to be responsible for what I'm participating in or putting out into the world.
I'm a private person, but I don't feel afraid to walk out of my door or anything. I get recognised occasionally, but not overwhelmingly so.
I went to private school in Manhattan, and at a young age, they made us do public speaking. For some reason, I was good at standing in front of the class and speaking.
'Looper' was a wonderful script. Rian Johnson is the real deal and a really talented filmmaker.
Sometimes we fall in love with the idea of a person and have trouble seeing the real thing.
I think you sometimes have to go hit rock bottom before you can grow and rebuild as a person.
In 'There Will Be Blood,' my character was someone who was an actor himself almost. He had a rehearsed quality about him. He was a performance artist in a way.
Even when I'm alone, my life revolves around film. I think that's why I live in New York, not L.A., where it's so concentrated.
I've definitely been in ruts, and I think having some kind of perseverance is important.
George C. Scott, man, was a powerful dude.
I go down to the dive bar around the corner when I go out. I don't go to the showbiz parties.
I do like the idea of consequence and how our actions play themselves out, but I am completely scared of knowing what the future would be like. I would never go near a fortune teller, even though it's probably not even real. I just don't wanna know.
I would not take a girl to a club on a Thursday. I would not take her to a really noisy, swanky restaurant.
I think control is a two-way street; sometimes people want to control things to keep them safe if they are afraid of life.
