You learn history in school, and you have a reverential feeling toward it. But by being irreverent, it feels current.

New Orleans in an amazing town.

I went to Julliard and we did a lot of mask work there, and I remember thinking in class, 'When am I ever going to use this?

Maybe I'm naive, but I subscribe to the idea that nobody is actually making strategic decisions about their career. Trying to do that would be like playing three-card monte on Canal Street.

The vampire craze is kind of fascinating. We're interested in the idea of immorality and I think we're drawn to people or creatures who can give in to those base impulses and just be bad and not feel bad about it.

You learn history in school, and you have a reverential feeling toward it. But by being irreverent, it feels current.

Part of your job as an artist is to push yourself and make sure your creative juices are flowing.