[My father] had a massive middle-age breakdown. And left the family. And then it just completely fell apart. And my mother was heartbroken, just completely devastated. To make ends meet we started selling off all our possessions.

Actors are inherently self-centered. We're trained to focus on who I am. What do I want? Who is in my way? How do I get this? That's how we're trained. Unfortunately, that sometimes spills over into real life. But it's all very subjective. You just try to portray someone beyond the surface, the different layers.

The only thing that we as actors really can control is to be able to say 'yes' or 'no' to the material.

You get addicted to emotions. Our endorphins kick in and it's like a high. On the low end you might love roller coasters. On the high end you might be a bank robber or something.

The things you want professionally are opportunities. And through my good fortune that's what's happened. Opportunity has come to me.

Part of an actor's job is to draw up a back story.

I learned long ago to focus on things you can control and don't even pay attention to things you don't.