I don’t want to dress up a picture with just my face.
I just like movies that somehow expose the world in a way that’s different than you imagine it.
I make movies I want to see.
I’m not a huge fan of scary movies, but I love doing them because your character arc gets condensed, and everything is elevated, and so you kind of have this amazing opportunity to go in many different places.
Movies are not scripts – movies are films; they’re not books, they’re not the theatre.
If you don’t like my movies, don’t watch them.
So much of movie acting is in the lighting. And in loving your characters. I try to know them, and with that intimacy comes love. And now, I love Voldemort.
I think it would be very boring dramatically to have a film where everybody was a lawyer or doctor and had no faults. To me, the most important thing is to be truthful.
I think a sequel is a waste of money and time. I think movies should illuminate new stories.
One of my favorite movies of all time is ‘It’s A Wonderful Life,’ which is a pretty interesting choice for a seasonal Christmas favorite, because it’s about a guy who wants to commit suicide and is presented with reasons not to.
I’ve got more bruises and scars on my legs than should be there. And I’m a physical person. That’s why I like action movies. I like to get real into it all and get real down and dirty.
Men want a battle to fight, an adventure to live, and a beauty to rescue. That is what is written in their hearts. That is what little boys play at. That is what men’s movies are about. You just see it. It is undeniable.
Success begets success. I’ve been offered a lot of movies now that ‘30 Rock’ has been successful.
That was the moment I wanted to use bitcoin: when I saw Harriet Tubman on a $20 bill. It’s like, when you see all the slave movies, it’s like, why you gotta keep reminding us about slavery? Why don’t you put Michael Jordan on a $20 bill?
I guess I was a child actor. Acting was one of the things I did alongside going to school: I’d be playing guitar, I’d be playing soccer, and I would be acting in movies.
If dreams are like movies, then memories are films about ghosts.
I like to hang out with my friends. I love music. I like to go to the movies. I like to eat. I like to cook.
I’m someone who likes to try new things and take on new challenges. I love making movies, but TV is also great. I really enjoy doing both.
You see all these movies of white men saving the world all the time.
Movies are my religion and God is my patron. I’m lucky enough to be in the position where I don’t make movies to pay for my pool. When I make a movie, I want it to be everything to me; like I would die for it.
Some people go to the movies to be reminded that everything’s okay. I don’t make those kinds of movies.
To be an artist, you don’t have to compose music or paint or be in the movies or write books. It’s just a way of living. It has to do with paying attention, remembering, filtering what you see and answering back, participating in life.
‘ABCD – AnyBody Can Dance’ and ‘ABCD 2’ has succeeded not merely because of dance, but mainly because of its good script. Viewers have loved the story, and that’s why my movies have done well at the box office.
If I can, I love staying in pajamas all day and watching movies and eating good food.
Movies have power. Power to impact society and the choices we make. I want to entertain, but I also want to say something to the world.
