It’s strange, but sad. I think I’ll always be sad.
I’m not sure what the future holds but I do know that I’m going to be positive and not wake up feeling desperate. As my dad said ‘Nic, it is what it is, it’s not what it should have been, not what it could have been, it is what it is.’
The thing you hate about yourself tends to be the thing that everyone likes about you.
I believe the experiences of life are more important than any film you make.
Sometimes your mistakes are you biggest virtues. You learn so much from the mistake. Those things that you think are the worst thing that’s happening to you can somehow turn around and be the greatest opportunity.
I suppose expectations are strange and I shy away from them. And the whole point of being an actor is to connect.
Even as a child I had a strong relationship with yearning and desire. And loss. Those things spoke to me.
I love working with people who are inspired and obsessive.
An actor who’s a control freak, that doesn’t work. We have to be malleable. We cannot come in and try to control or dominate.
It’s so bizarre, I’m not scared of snakes or spiders. But I’m scared of butterflies. There is something eerie about them. Something weird!
Whatever you do in life, don’t give up on your own dreams.
I believe that as much as you take, you have to give back. It’s important not to focus on yourself too much.
Actors have to protect each other in a way. The idea of humiliating another actor or being humiliated myself is devastating.
I think that the most difficult thing is allowing yourself to be loved, so receiving the love and feeling like you deserve it is a pretty big struggle. I suppose that’s what I’ve learnt recently, to allow myself to be loved.
These different people that I play become the loves of my life.
I love just sitting quietly meditating. With an hour free, it depends. I love getting down on the floor and playing with my kids.
It’s a very brave thing to fall in love. You have to be willing to trust somebody else with your whole being, and that’s very difficult, really difficult and very brave.
You don’t have to be naked to be sexy.
You’ve just got to have a sense of respect for the person you have children with. Anger doesn’t help anybody. Ultimately you have to say forgiveness is important, and honoring what you had together is important. But it’s easy to say and harder to do.