Solomon Northup is one of the most remarkable people Ive ever encountered in my life; one of the most amazing stories I have ever been in any kind of contact with. To not tell that story would have been disgraceful, in my opinion.

The only way to be an actor is to find ways to work as an actor, even if that means doing a one-man show by a river.

Reporters tend to launch on what seems to be the clearest, most stark aspects of someone's life in terms of an interview.

I'm constantly looking to see whether I look the same as I did earlier, whether I've put on or lost any weight.

I try to just be open to what the next experience is and how it makes me feel, just reading a project, or trying to get involved with a project, or thinking about a project, and what particular emotional flavor that brings. To me, it's never really about planning the next thing, or the career arc. It's about investigating how I feel, from project to project, and finding things that I haven't explored and what that would be like.

My favorite thing to cook is anything that comes out okay. I'm very fond of certain pastas and sauces that I can just about cook from scratch. So those are what I like to cook, as well as roasted potatoes and chicken. Anything that tastes alright.

I enjoy doing everything, comedy and drama. I just look for the characters really and what they offer.