It's Always Important To Have The Blessing.

I've Done A Bit Of Live Action Before But The Fight Sequences, The Wire Work And The Physical Regime Were Taken To Another Level [ In Doctor Strange].

Our Daily Lives Are So Mundane, We Get Taken Over By What Is Immediately In Front Of Us And We Don't See Beyond That.

I'm Very Proud Of The Work I Do, But I Genuinely Can't Involve Myself With An Audience As Early As Somebody Who's Not Part Of The Film Can. So There's That Side Of Theater That Appeals To Me, Where You Give Something And The Response To What You've Created Is A Communion Between You And The Dark That Contains However Many People. It's Thrilling Not Having A Reflection Other Than Through The People You're Communicating With. But People Ask, "what Do You Prefer?" And I Don't Have A Preference. I Love Them Both. I Really Do.

New York City Is Crazy And Beautiful And Really Close To My Heart, And I've Always Had Dear Friends Here - Family, Actually, I Would Say.

The Story [in 12 Years A Slave] Serves As A Metaphor For The Fear Of Having Your Family Taken Away, And For Being Abused In Such A Horrific Way. I Lost It A Lot Of Times Watching That Film, Particularly When Seeing The Grace Of The Man When He Finally Makes It Back Home Aged, Changed, Forever Brutalized, And Yet He Apologizes To His Family For His Long Absence. That Was Such A Profoundly Moving Moment Capturing The Triumph Of Dignity Over The Disgraceful Behavior Of Those Involved In The Slave Trade.