Shakespeare's plays are more violent than 'Scarface.'

Look, but don't touch. Touch, but don't taste. Taste, but don't swallow.

I come from the South Bronx - a true descendant of the melting pot. I grew up in a really mixed neighborhood; it was a very integrated life.

Our life is looking forward or looking back, that's it. Where is the moment?

Responsibilities are relative. My responsibility is to a character in a script, to a part I'm playing.

I’ve always been in the theater. I’ve always gone to it. That’s been my way to cope. Early on in my career, I remember running - fleeing - to the theater as a way of coping with all the meshugaas that was going on for me.

I'm constantly striving to break through to something new. You try to maintain a neutral approach to your work, and not be too hard on yourself.