I can be very critical on myself and on other people; I can be very demanding.

It has been very erotic and provocative for people to wonder about my feelings for women.

It's always difficult to play a scene of physical violence because you're always afraid that you don't know your own strength and might hurt someone.

All women who kill or have sexual obsessions or who are prostitutes have trouble with their fathers.

Just writing a lot doesn't necessarily make you a better writer. You have to hear yourself as a writer, and the best way to do that is to read your writing out loud.

It's what you don't see that keeps you on the edge of your seat in any kind of film - leave it to the imagination of the viewer.

The openness of rural Nebraska certainly influenced me. That openness, in a way, fosters the imagination. But growing up, Lincoln wasn't a small town. It was a college town. It had record stores and was a liberal place.

I am not a great cook, I am not a great artist, but I love art, and I love food, so I am the perfect traveller.