On his acting career:

“Well, it’s also just I’m bored s***less with myself.”

On being a famous actor: “Well, it’s embarrassing to be a star. Most people look at you like, ‘That’s not a f—ing job, is it?’ And then on top of that, you learn very quickly that you’re just a tool — other people are manipulating everything you do, you’re at the mercy of editors, and there’s nothing you can do. But I learned that there’s a certain character that can be built from embarrassing yourself endlessly. If you can sit happy with embarrassment, there’s not much else that can really get to ya.

“I have a very sissy job, where I go to work and get my hair done, and people do my makeup, and I go and say lines and people spoil me rotten. And everyone has that kind of curiosity of how far can you go, how far can you take it. I think it’s always good testing yourself. With various things that could be incredibly unimpressive to other people, but there’s some meaning to it within yourself — and also stupid, which many people called me during that time [laughs].”

On being critiqued: “I do love people ripping the s–t out of me. I don’t know what that’s about, but I love it. The more crap you give me, the happier I get.”

On the kind of characters he likes to play: “Great movie stars, that’s what they do provide. Steve McQueen, you wanna f—ing be Steve McQueen. What cooler f—ing guy in the world than that? I can’t do that. I don’t believe in myself enough to do that. I’ve always thought, if I was in a band, I’d never want to be the lead singer.”