The odd thing is how, I think, the intensity and devotion to my craft and the intensity of certain performances or types of roles I've played overshadow the comedic stints that I've had. 'Darjeeling Limited' is a comedy; The 'Brothers Bloom' is a comedy.

I've been taking a lot of time to paint and be in nature. I would say I'm happier as a person. More centered. More free.

Even if you can't afford to buy a painting, you can experience it. You can go see the Mona Lisa and be transported. You can see the discipline and suffering in a van Gogh.

I've been very lucky to work with great filmmakers. But I think my days of just freely acting regularly, that being my sole creative fulfillment, are gone.

My work as an actor is limited by the voice of the director and the writing.

The beauty of comedy is you can really push things. Hopefully, you're with people with a sense of humor and can relate to it.

I've been producing projects, and I hope that It's inevitable one day that I direct a film. I have a lot of things I want to do.

I think there's a lot of catastrophe in this world and a lot of cruelty and a lot of carelessness.

Life is very complicated. I look to collaborate with artistic people and to go into an endeavor without judgment and to hopefully be treated with the same.

I grew up in Queens in N.Y., and in parts of my neighbourhood, there were a lot of Italian Americans and a lot of people who were either affiliated with nefarious people or had seen so many movies that they were embodying that.