I mean, I did plays in high school, but I was convinced you couldn't make a living doing it.

Acting, to me, has been many things: It's a business, and it's a craft, and it's a political act - it's whatever adjective is most applicable.

Yeah, September 11 happened and all my friends were like, 'Let's join the military!' and I was the only one who actually did.

Acting is really about having the courage to fail in front of people.

For me, becoming a man had a lot to do with learning communication, and I learned about that by acting.

I'm conflicted with theater in the city because you want to reach a diverse audience, and that audience doesn't typically go to the theater.

Juilliard definitely emphasizes the theater. They don't train - at all really - for film acting. It's mostly process-oriented, pretty much for the stage.