[On Guillermo del Toro]: "It seems as though we are like brothers. After knowing the guy for five minutes, it was one of these instances, where you felt, that you`ve known him for twenty-five years. This instantaneous friendship and recognition. Very very...
I will not do a role that I don`t think I can do, that I`m not interested in, where there`s no humanity, that doesn`t have any kind of handle for me at all because I know I`ll just stink the joint up.
[When asked if he is afraid to be type-cast as a tough guy after Alien: Resurrection (1997)]: I don`t bear any label. I perform very extreme characters, but at the same time men with an enormous goodness. Take for example the Hercules from Cité des enfant...
I think there are a lot of technocrats in the business who would much rather work with just wheels and gears and machinery. Those things interest them more than humanity and I wish them the best of luck.
I`ve always felt there were aspects of me that were monstrous, and you can either hide from it or confront it, embrace it and understand that those are aspects that make you unique and define you and motivate you. You can either overwhelm or overcompensat...