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" Being someone with Latin roots, so many doors are constantly closed for you because people put you in a category, and the thing I've always wanted to avoid is categorisation. "

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" Anything that's made by humans is about humans, whether it's about gods or aliens or anything; it's about some sort of expressive nature about us. "

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" I'm open to the idea of doing more musicals if it's one that I really enjoy. "

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" Anybody who dedicates himself to exploring the human condition, there's always a detached eye that's watching. In any situation, a little part of me is observing it, to see if there are any raw materials to create something else later. "

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" Talent is very hot. "

" I've done movies I'm very proud of, but there's always a sense of: 'Come see this shiny new car!' The question I hate the most is: 'Why should people see it?' "

" Every frame of a Coen brothers movie is filled with history and meaning, and the deeper you go, the deeper you get. That's why their movies stand up particularly well to repeated viewing and investigation. "

" I was always - maybe stupidly so - very confident. "

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" My dad was a doctor, but he was just always, like, going from hospital to hospital for some reason. "

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" I grew up in a very devoutly Christian home. "

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" I think Shakespeare really got it. He was the first one to introduce psychology to villains and give them a real point of view. "

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" Max Minghella is a very close friend of mine, and I talk to him regularly. "

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" You watch 'Whale Rider,' and I defy you to not get teary-eyed at the end there. "

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