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

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.

I actually run a non-profit where one of the main objectives is to branch out and get a new audience for the theater. Just because the writing is so good and nothing is more effective than seeing something live and happening right in front of your face, so I definitely want to continue to pursue that.

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.

I was born in California. When I was six, we moved to a small town in northern Indiana called Mishawaka.

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

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