I Never Actually Expected Success, But It

I've Always Found It To Be A Privilege To Make Movies. It's A Really Expensive, Creative Medium. And People Allow Me To Do It, And There Are Things That I Can Do As An Actor That I Couldn't Do In Any Other Walk Of Life.

If I'm Creating The Composition, It's Easier For Me As An Actor Because I've Just Cut Out The Middle Man. Because I've Created The Composition And Now I'm In It, I Already Know Exactly What I Want To Get Out Of It. So, Bang!

I Always Say I've Given 24 Insufficient Performances And I'm Looking Forward To The Time In My Life When I'll Do Something That I Think Is Good. There's Always Stuff You Can Do Better, Stuff That Maybe You Didn't Uncover Enough. But If You Do Something That You Truly Believe Is Perfect, Then That's Got To Be The Last Movie You Do.

To Be Honest, When You're Younger And Cooler, You Say Those Sort Of Things Don't Mean Anything, But Then On The Day When They Pat You On The Back And They Say, "look, Mate, We're Noticing What You're Doing-thanks Very Much;' You Think Of The People Who Spent A Life In The Cinema And Didn't Receive That Kind Of Accolade, And It's Sort Of A Humbling Experience. And It's Very Nice And All That. But It Doesn't Change The Way I Do Things.

From An Over-arching Point-of-view, In War There Is Heroism On Both Sides. Obviously, The Victor Gets The Spoils, The Victor Gets To Write History, But There's Heroism And Compassion On Both Sides, And To Me That's Very Important.