I tend to lose my performance energy the longer things go on for, so I'm always best on the very first take.

- Peter Sarsgaard

It is very possible that I could have ended up on 80 acres of land by myself, and fallen in love at a distance with a gorgeous woman I could never ha…

- Peter Sarsgaard

I always think change is important in a character. The most dynamic choices that you can make for a character are always the best ones.

- Peter Sarsgaard

You want to do something, you want to have the bravery to do something original. And there will always be people who are like, the classicists who ar…

- Peter Sarsgaard

To me, one of the main things that a director does is create the tone of his movie.

- Peter Sarsgaard

I don't spend a lot of time judging anyone I play. Even if their function in the script is to be the villain, I concentrate on what their perspective…

- Peter Sarsgaard

I like to work as an actor. Not just for money, but because I really enjoy acting.

- Peter Sarsgaard

I don't really worry about being typecast much. I mean, everyone in Hollywood is typecast to a degree.

- Peter Sarsgaard

Even a good politician, someone who is very ambitious, chooses not to see trouble.

- Peter Sarsgaard