"Also for me it was different because I play a lot of villains and in this one I play a dad and I play a good guy, basically. He's the Secretary of the Treasury. I never had a job like that."

"Emotional power is maybe the most valuable thing that an actor can have."

"I like to go to work, and also, I don't have any kids. I don't have any hobbies. I don't like to travel. So going to work is kind of it."

"Laurence Olivier said in an interview once that when he plays a tragedy he always aims for the funny parts, and the other way around. Because in a comedy you look for what's serious. I think that's true. Sometimes things are really funny if you're absolutely earnest. If you're really serious, it's hilarious."

"Why do musicians give so much time to charitable causes? The most humanitarian cause that we can give our time to is the creation and performance of music itself."

"It is a humble truth that an hour spent in deep contemplation is worth a year of unguided wandering."

"For the longest time, you just sound like a broken record, but you have to be consistent when teaching kids."

"Well, the future for me is already a thing of the past."