The only thing more intimidating than a huge international film star is your mother-in-law.

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?

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 never can take for granted that you have a job.

I can always go back to construction. That's great money, but the problem is you can cut off your hand.

Even the greatest actors have had dry spells where they've wondered if they were going to work again.

My dad is kind of a rascal, like in a Dickensian sense. He just goes from career to career.