I'd never done any film or television. Well, I'd done one little stupid commercial in Boston when I was doing theater, but that was it.

In independent film you tend to have stories that involve more of a community, and the smaller characters are important to the story.

When I was in school, in eighth grade, someone recognized something in me. She was an English teacher, and we read a play out loud in class, and she asked me to read one of the roles. I'd never done anything like that before, but something just lit up.

In my first film, I was a basketball player. Like every good actor, I lied when they asked me if I could play.

For a lot of people, if they're lucky, it begins with somebody who recognizes something in them.

I'd never done any film or television. Well, I'd done one little stupid commercial in Boston when I was doing theater, but that was it.

I don't like talking about myself. I'm not really interested in myself. One of the good things about being a supporting actor is that you get to talk about other people.