There are far more good actors than there are jobs for them, so it's a big question of luck..

Certainly for my father, there were great times, good times, not-so-good times. He might be shooting a Fellini film for six months, then not working ….

Jennifer [Lawrence] and Josh [Hutcherson] seem very, very grounded. They're getting down to the film like they did last time..

When working abroad you work pretty hard, but with time off, this is the greatest job in the world. You drive. You explore Memphis, or wherever you'v….

We're blessed with, as we were on 'Harry Potter,' lead actors who are amazingly grounded people..

But I think the children of actors share a certain pragmatic approach. One is denied some of that 'running away with the circus' element of being an ….

Hitchcock's got a very interesting voice; it's a very controlled, measured rhythm that's quite slow and, in that sense, also felt quite controlling i….

You can't deny reality just because you can't explain it..

They know you're not Alfred Hitchcock, but you need to be enough Alfred Hitchcock for them not to be bothered by it. That's a reassuring thing..

I would absolutely like to play more leading roles. There’s no philosophy - well, the only philosophy, I suppose, is to try and do different things..

Best ever was filming in Barcelona last year, and I had a couple of scenes with De Niro. He's a very shy man. Speaks so quietly that people tend to b….

It's always very strange to have your life dramatized because it never happens like that. Things will be different..

I know, for a fact, that I'm a very different person on my own than I am with someone else. We are different with each other. These things are consta….

One key element to Hitchcock is the drooping jowl. That was crucial because his silhouette is crucial. There is something about his silhouette that b….

You're playing a character in a drama who happens to be based on someone who existed. It's never going to 'be' that person, but it's based on someone….

Hitchcock is a big ask. I am playing someone significantly older than me and someone significantly bigger than me. The stuff I find very interesting ….

When I told people I was going to be doing the movie and the voice of Dobby, they were kind of awestruck, the people who knew about Harry Potter. I f….

Jennifer [Lawrence] is amazingly grounded in the midst of all this to do. It must be unnerving and hard to relate to the amount of attention she gene….

There's not a huge pile of scripts at home. It's what happens to be on the table at that moment with your availability. And then you have no control ….

I don't know if it's harder but when you're playing a real person you want to honor their memory - even if they're a criminal or someone that the pub….

The thing about Hitchcock which is quite extraordinary for a director of that time, he had a very strong sense of his own image and publicizing himse….