In some ways, what I learned is that you can take a character and breathe with them, and its up to the audience to interpret rather than you putting moral stamp on the character.

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You mortgage yourself sometimes. You know what you want to do, then you balance it against paying the rent.

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A series is a big deal, and there are a lot of people out there writing stuff that don't know what art is.

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On the last day of every character I've ever played, I lay the clothes out on the floor with the shoes and socks, so that it looks like the character has literally vanished. That's the way you have to leave them.

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My two kids take a lot of my focus, which I'm grateful for.

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An actor always wants to sink his teeth into something.

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The world isn't what you think it is.

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I'm only the messenger.

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I've never bought a boxed set DVD or anything like that.

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As an actor, often you're stuck with these scenes in which a great period of time is in between them - for example, if you do a biopic, it might be a year, it might be a decade, you never know.

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