Lincoln' is a powerful film. It's one of those epic films that talk about this very specific issue in history of the United States.

One wants to think that - and this is really a stupid thought - that through your art or whatever you do as an actor you can actually affect someone else's lives and thoughts or whatever.

When your show keeps coming back, year after year, you have a responsibility because your fans know your show sometimes better than you do. You can't play games with them. You have to be really focused and concentrated, and play at your best in every department. The writing staff has to be fantastic. Our director line-up has to be great. Everything has to be better and better. Your fans keep track of the details.

I don't hide or play stupid games.

I have been in the business long enough to know what an intense amount of work it takes to operate a theater company.

You don't need tons of money to create art. You do need tons of money to be a part of show business. They are two different things.

I left my parents' home when I was 22, I moved to New York with my ex-girlfriend. We did a film together with Raul Julia.