The only thing I know that makes me feel comfortable is to know as much as I can. Not like what the shots are going to be, but knowing enough about my character that I can forget those things. And more specifically, my lines. I have to know my lines. I have to know something really well, so I can forget it when we're doing it. And there is comfort in knowing, "Okay, there's not another stone that I could have overturned."

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.

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

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

The Marine Corps is some of the best acting training you could have. Having that responsibility for people's lives, suddenly time becomes a really valuable commodity and you want to make the most of it. And for acting, you just have to do the work, just keep doing it.

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.

What is important is to maintain integrity of the story, of the character, of the movie, even if it's a big production.