I try to find what makes even the worst, most despicable character sympathetic at his or her core.

I try not to violate what came before me and to leave lots of wiggle room for those who will follow.

Lord of the Rings, I think, is far and away the most brilliantly done stuff.

I always wanted to fire rays out of my fingertips.

I realized the only thing I owed my audience was my own judgment and my own best effort.

When I got my first glimpse of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, my breath caught. In that single instant, he was Wolverine.