As I've gotten older I've become a devotee of 19th-century authors, such as Charles Dickens and George Eliot.

I was about 26 or 27 and it was imperative that I make a living right away and it's hard to make a living on stage, so I started in television and film.

The only problem with Mitch [Pileggi, the actor who plays Skinner] is that his bald head means there's nothing to hold onto when he starts to buck.

People are really much more respectful than they're made out to be and much more discerning about the fact that I'm not the character I play.

I'll instinctively know that I identify with a character.

Humility is considered an un-masculine quality.

There's two things I gotta do. One is, I gotta update my resume. And then, I have to call my mother.