Movies Are Hard Work. The

You Don't Just Play A Part. You've Got To Earn The Right To Play It.

Passion Should Always Trump Common Sense.

I Always Go Back To How People Behave. If You Watch How People Actually Behave In A Situation, It's Very Simple And Honest And Contained. You Don't Need To Use As Much Expression, As Much Feeling. Some Characters Will Boil Over, And That's Another Thing, But A Lot Of Times I Think You Can Just Do Very, Very Little.

Feeling A Little Bit Alive Is A Lot Better Than Just Waiting To Die.

In The Casino, The Cardinal Rule Is To Keep Them Playing And To Keep Them Coming Back. The Longer They Play, The More They Lose, And In The End, We Get It All.