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Quotes
 I
don't think Requiem for a Dream (2000) is for children, but I think if
you went home and looked at the video games that your kids are playing,
you'd be much more shocked.
I
used to like to break into other people's houses and sit in their rooms.
I found it very comforting to be in someone's empty house.
Andrew
has talked about my character being the conscience of the film, the
heart of the film.
He's
an innocent in a lot of ways. He's a very simple person who really
doesn't have the resources or the strength, ultimately, to handle the
situation.
I
think I remember from the offset I said, 'I've visited this territory.
This isn't for me.' And then I read the script and I said, 'You know,
this is completely something different. This is a whole new life.'
I
used to like to break into other people's houses and sit in their rooms.
I found it very comforting to be in someone's empty house.
It
gives us a look into a world that's very much like 'Traffic' was for
drugs, this movie is for gun running. Dark at times, but I think Nic
Cage is an incredible person to watch and very entertaining.
It
still affected me greatly. But I mean there is a relationship for sure,
I felt some kind of parallel with my character Harry Goldfarb in
'Requiem for a Dream' and this character.
It
was a real honor to be able to work with someone like that that I've
been watching since I was a kid. I mean, to play his brother left some
people scratching their heads but something about it really worked.
It's
a challenging film. It's not for every single person. It's only for
people who want to experience something different.
So
I started to learn Russian and I was one of those probably way too
eager, annoying young actor kids who was trying to change all my lines
to Russian, much to the dismay of the director and Nic
Cage.
We
really bonded very early. He has a great sense of humor and was very
kind to me. I learned so much from watching such an incredible actor.
We
were both - Yuri, Nicolas
Cage's character and I were both Russian immigrants, brothers in the
film, so while we don't have accents, we definitely speak Russian
fluently.
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