I'm pretty mercurial and a very difficult, long-winded decision-maker at the best of times.

You go through this business and you meet people that you bond with, and you get to go make movies with them. It's wonderful. What I've always dreamt of, in my career, is to have a brotherhood of collaborators, and go in and out of working with them. I'm just starting to get that, and it's really lovely.

I was playing pretty boys and these angelic roles like Nicholas Nickleby and all that stuff. And I was like, 'What am I doing? This isn't who I am, as a man or an artist.' I had to overcome people's belief that I was too pretty to be a badass.

They say that theater is the actor's medium, television is the writer's medium and film is the director's medium, and it's really true.

Being an actor is fantastic because you get to live your dreams and all of that, but I always think it's slightly irritating when you hear from the outside world, and people are like, 'Yeah, well, if I was an actor, and all I had to do was look good, I could be that ripped, too.'

If I went to them all dressed up and flashed a nice smile for the cameras it would probably be easier for me to get work. But I just can't tolerate it.

I don't tend to watch TV. I'm like a Netflix junkie. I watch a lot of documentaries and movies on Netflix. I like 'Downton Abbey.'

I always think it's better to take a smaller role in a great film rather than a leading role in something that you don't have complete faith in.

There are definitely worse people to be compared with. I think Brad Pitt makes interesting decisions.

Good-quality travel and good-quality food are the two luxuries that I never have any guilt indulging in.

I try desperately to never drink bottled water.

I really, really pride myself on being a professional and a man of keeping my word. It means a lot to me, truly.

Good roles are hard to come by, and whether they're a few lines or a lead, you snap 'em up when they come along.

I think, most of the time, fame is just an inconvenience that needs to be negotiated around to get done what you're actually trying to do.

I actually just bought a ranch, and I'm going grow as much of my own foods - I've got thirty chickens, and I'm going to try to live as sustainably as possible.

There's nothing ever monetarily or fame-seeking or any of the other motivations that sometimes go hand-in-hand with this profession. To me, it's just not like that. I'm on a journey of self-discovery and trying to avoid total existential crisis. That's the kind of operating zone that I'm approaching this business from.

In particular, the film 'Excalibur' was definitely one of those films that was instrumental in me realizing that I wanted to become an actor.

It's been many years that I've been in this business. All of a sudden, I'm getting all of these wonderful people approaching me and asking me to work with them. It's very hard to say no when you love and respect people.