Crisis doesn't create character; it reveals it.

Anthony Mackie in 'The Hurt Locker' is everything an actor can hope to be. So rock steady in his portrayal that you immediately forget every performance he may have previously given, and focus only on the character in front of you.

Every actor thinks he can do comedy, and it's not true.

I like to give the actors freedom to take what we have on the page and improve on it. And they do that quite a bit.

With any actor, if you know your character well enough, you'll know pretty much what he would say under any circumstance, or whatever situation might rear its head.

I'd love to play in a Red Sox game. It would be so awesome to actually walk out on the field and play, just for one inning. I'd also steal everything I could get my hands on in the clubhouse, which is why they won't let me do it.

I really, really like 'Eastbound & Down.' It's one of the few things that makes me laugh.