Nature is a definite thing. But nurture is just as powerful. It can really mess with you.
I’m loyal to a fault. I may have learned that from my mother.
Regrets are something you can’t really have as an actor, because ultimately you’ll end up destroying yourself there’s a lot of disappointment in this business.
When you give your all to something and you’re hitting a wall, it just feels so wrong.
The point of acting is to pretend you’re someone else and sell a story.
If I spend all my time being upset about having lost a job, then the next however many auditions I have are going to be useless.
Everyone doubts themselves. It’s just a matter of admitting it or not.
People say, “Age is just a number.” A lot of times it’s not just a number. It’s actually a real and true sign of someone’s maturity. But in this case, she’s fantastic.
I’m a giant softy, for sure, but I honestly think these days it’s probably considered more masculine to be emotionally connected.
I go to work, I do a job, I play a role, and then I go home. I don’t wear a cape at home. I’m not an invulnerable alien at home.
I often find during a day of shooting I will speak in an American accent all day long when I’m doing dialogue. At the end of the day, it often takes an effort when I’m talking to my fiancee to bring my English back just because you’re so used to speaking that way.
I’d rather feel empathy for a character that’s fictional, so it doesn’t quite tie into personal experience as much.
Why can men no longer be best friends? This is so stupid. Today if you show two guys being best friends they end up giving out an image that they’re gay. But guys don’t always need to be drinking beer, fighting in pubs or pulling women by the hair. They may have a deep affection.
It’s our job as actors to make it look like it’s not manufactured. If you have two actors who understand their characters – and therefore what they are trying to portray – then all they need to do is be the characters and there’s a chemistry there.
I was overweight when I went to school. In fact, I was overweight when I left, just taller. Fatty Cavill was the nickname. I mean, no one wants to be Fatty Cavill.
My version of Superman is essentially of a guy who has spent his whole life alone.
No matter what era we’re in, we need hope.
I know I can’t make everyone happy, but I know I can do the most justice I can possibly do to a character, or any character, if I put my all into it. That’s the choice you have to make.
I never thought of myself as unlucky. When you aim high, it’s tough to get there unless something really fortunate happens.
You treat anyone normally, and they’ll treat you normally back.