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

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.

I only play projects with weird interpretations of presidents.

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?

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.

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