I always think back to the original movies and to those quieter moments where Luke is out in A New Hope, and there are the two suns setting. It is the equivalent, basically, of a farm boy dying to get out of his small town and do something bigger. It's those kinds of universal themes that ground this whole thing in space.

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.

Something I learned in the Marine Corps that I've applied to acting is, one, taking direction, and then working with a group of people to accomplish a mission and knowing your role within that team.

I always found something strangely paternal about the director-actor relationship. Actors want so much approval.

Girls' feels very active and stirring a conversation and controversial, and you can't really ask for more as an actor.

It's hard to kill that father-son bond.

I feel like I'll never get over red carpets. They're so bizarre and awkward.