I take away something from every role. I'm still learning and that's what life is about.

I like historical pieces. History was my favorite subject in school, it was the only subject I excelled in. I love the idea of history and the idea that we may have the opportunity to learn from our past mistakes.

My stepfather was a producer. I'd always wanted to be in show business. And so when he came into my life and he told my brothers and myself, he said, look, if you want to be in this business, you're all going to have to start at the bottom.

I think as an actor you're lucky to have any film take on a life of its own long after it's left the theater.

The things that you know intellectually when you're young become internalized as you get older. You realize all those clichés.

I got a massive overdose of gamma radiation from the Xerox machine and just printing call sheets, you know? By the time I stepped in front of the camera, I was very comfortable. It was great.

If you get into the area of judging the character you're playing you're getting into a sticky area.