I’ve never thought the hero/villain thing is conducive to good acting.

There are certainly good guys and bad guys in myths, and it’s fine to play those kind of characters if the movie is about something else, like action, or to have archetypes in the great old westerns. But there’s not a great deal of complexity to them.

If you look at people, they’re filled with good and bad; even the worst guy has instincts to be true, to seek redemption.

I’ve seen a couple of bar fights and I’ve seen the regret flash into eyes right away. Human beings are endlessly fascinating, so I always yearn for more.