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.

You take a guy like George Clooney who goes out there to Darfur, and gets things done! That's magical. He's done a great thing.

It wasn't until I got older that I realized acting was something I could really do.

I don’t understand the hatred and fear of gays and bisexuals and lesbians… it’s a concept I honestly cannot grasp. To me, it’s not who you love… a man, a woman, what have you… it’s the fact that you love. That is all that truly matters.

Shakespeare is one of the reasons I've stayed an actor. Sometimes I spend full days doing Shakespeare by myself, just for the joy of reading it, saying those words... I do Shakespeare when I am feeling a certain way.

There are a couple of times I would've liked to have married. I think I made a mistake, especially once.

Learning (Shakespeare's plays) ...in school was a bit of a bore.