If your body is excited to do something, that's what you should be doing. Or if it really scares you, you should be doing it.

The greatest inspiration I draw upon is, is this city (New York) and riding the subway and watching people and I find that's kind of like the best, the best acting teacher. You know, I wonder, like people who have huge celebrity, sometimes I feel bad, should this be one of their methods 'cause I don't know how they can observe life anymore, because they become the observed. So, I, I appreciate that New York can still do that.

You know, there are a lot of directors, like Clint Eastwood (on Changeling) is one where he casts you and you know in many ways that's enough for him and so, you go, ok, well, he saw something. Ok, what is it that he saw? What is it that I brought to this and why am I right for this and not trying to double-guess it and get in your own way and get psyched out, 'cause he trusts so much.

It's funny to see the finished product of a movie, stuff that's so beautiful, and to remember the particulars.

I'm so fortunate in that I've never had another job to pay a bill but acting, since the day I got out of high school.

The Wire,' I was such a fan of that show the first season - I think that's the best-written show on TV.

It's fun to play happy people.