- "I've had my heart broken, and it's not fun. But I'd rather have my heart broken than break someone else's heart."
- "I always wanted to get out (in the world) and see what was here... what defines me is wanderlust."
- "It's hard for me to work closely with a girl and not completely fall in love with her as a person." (interview in Feb 2002 issue of 'Teen People')
- "Making people laugh is hard, especially for someone who is not happy."
- On moving out of L.A.: "I didn't want to get sucked up in the madness. Flitting around from club to
club and girl to girl is no way to live."
- "We're all on a journey. The average American switches professions four times. I'm lucky to be in a
business where I can change the character I am playing every couple of months."
- That whole idea of American film being different from European film is nonsense. It all depends on
what kind of American film you're looking at. There's a giant stretch of American films being made.
Plus there are different types of French movies. You know, people would say that Luc Besson's movies
are American ... so you go, 'Well, he's French'. Or that Wicker Park is an American film, but [the
director] Paul McGuigan's Scottish, so ... where are we talking about here? Is it all about where
the money comes from, 'cos the money for this one comes from Europe. It can't be that. Is it the
star? Then where do you put Russell Crowe? For me film is film and it doesn't have to do with
borders or any of that sort of thing.
- I'm trying to choose scripts by character. I'm not so worried about creating a career. I want to
create good roles, because ...I want to be the best actor I can be.
- "I try my hardest not to have any plans. It drives the people in my life crazy. But I try to spend
the majority of my time back home".
- "Usually, when I meet a really pretty girl, right off the bat I start to feel pretty insecure."
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