The chief good is the suspension of the judgment [especially negative judgement], which tranquillity of mind follows like its shadow.
I think that the way of bringing realism into fantasy is to treat it as the commonplace.
I love working in New Zealand. It's just the most beautiful country I've ever been to.
I've actually usually been wary of taking on science fiction as an actor because it's really tough to do. It's really difficult to execute. There's often lots of prosthetics, green screen and special effects, and it can get very technical.
For my money, if I'm playing anything then it has to have some sharp angles on it. It's got to have some edges that you can cut yourself on, otherwise it's boring.
I love motion capture. I think it's the best thing, ever. It's wonderful. It gives you an incredible freedom to just play things out.
Comedy has to be so much cleaner than drama. You can't layer it in the way you can a dramatic performance. Which is why it's more difficult than drama - you don't have so many tricks.
Habit and routine have an unbelievable power to waste and destroy.
Americans are always a little bit insecure.
Let me see. What are my other shortcomings?
The scientist is indistinguishable from the common man in his sense of evidence, except that the scientist is more careful.