You always have to make positive choices as an actor, even when you're playing someone who may not be doing the best things.

What is wrong with you people?

Coming from a background of being onstage, you're onstage for two and a half hours and you're in it for the whole time no matter what you're doing. Even if you don't have a line, you have to stay in it.

Sometimes chemistry does the trick, and other times, you have to forge that with the people.

Things don't always tie up in a nice bow. Even when you make strides with people and relationships, it's complicated.

Awards are not something that I measure my work by. I've been so fortunate and I've gotten to do such terrific things that it seems petty to look back and say, 'Oh, I should have gotten that prize.' I've been so blessed, it's hard to look back and think anything but that, so I have no disappointments.

'Rent' was my first professional job, ever.