Vulnerability is a wonderful thing. We're all so afraid to be vulnerable in this world.
There were a number of people who helped me get there, and the one I always mention is Michael Byrne, the great master swordsman and brilliant stunt double.
I've been trying to find a redeeming feature to Palpatine, and the only one I've got so far is that he's clearly a patron of the arts because he goes to the opera.
To start your life as a character of 120 years when you are in your late thirties, and then go back in time about 20 years later to play the same character who is your own age then, its very complicated, but very interesting.
I think the greatest thing about being an actor is that you can become other people. . . . You have the opportunity to explore. . . alternative ways of living for a brief time.
At least Satan fell; he has a history, and it's one of revenge.
If you're any kind of artist, you've got to. . . keep opening yourself to new possibilities.
When you choose to do a role, I think you can either be that person or have the potential of being that person.
The virtue of privacy is one that must be protected in matters that are intimate and within one's own family.
He sat down. I sat down next to him. And after a silence, he spoke again. 'The stars are beautiful because of a flower you don't see. . . ' I answered, 'Yes, of course.
I can take more punishment than anyone in the business.