I have a great-great-great-grandfather who was a Confederate cavalry colonel, and I still have his military composite photo on my wall. The chemicals in the photo tint have changed over the years to the point that he looks green. One of my family members apparently still has the piece of paper that listed every thing in his pocket when he got shot.

I don't know how to put on any tough guy pretensions.

I like being able to be a man.

I grew up in the South, so a huge part of our American History education revolved around the Civil War.

You don't need to like your protagonists.

I don't care about sympathy. I care about playing a character who's understandable and clear.

I grew up in a place where a lot of my friends had horses, so I grew up riding. But I'm not an expert.