[on Creditors] Words can encapsulate powerful, and crippling, concepts, which are then passed on through the ages without us even noticing.

[on Creditors] People need faith. Whether it be faith in themselves, another person, religion, or whichever other story they've picked out or created for themselves in order to make sense of the world. We cannot live alone, and yet we are alone by default. Alone in a chaotic, confusing, brutal world. But a beautiful one nonetheless.

[on creative freedom on set] Freedom isn't easy. Freedom is set within a bunch of parameters, and is achieved when respect for time and confines is given. It's achieved when preparation is over and playing begins. And it only really occurs during very brief moments on set, usually only when the camera is rolling. And even then, freedom is about precision, and precision is about limitations -- and the trick is to know what the limitations of a moment, shot, scene, shoot, script are, and to feel free within those confines.

[on directing fellow actors] There are very few people who are more obsessive than actors. I should know. I am one.

[on Viva Forever!'s reviews] You can read bad reviews and even agree with some of them, but as an actor, individually, I can only focus on what I do and what I can bring.

[on rehearsals] It's important to listen to others and not feel attached to your own ideas - you need to let go of them and stop thinking whether it was you who came up with something or whether it was someone else who did. That's team work.