You think of George Washington, this man who was larger than life, and in some ways he was. But at the same time, he's just a person.

Don't trust somebody that don't have a troubled period.

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?

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

If it doesn't feel like a job and I'm learning something and getting that rush that I get, I don't care if it's behind a camera, on a TV set, or on the moon.

New Orleans in an amazing town.

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