After my father had seen me in five or six things, he said, Son, your mother and I really enjoyed your recent film, and I must say that you're a lot like John Wayne. And I said, How so? And he said, Well, you're exactly the same in all your roles. Now, as a modern American actor, that's not what you want to hear. But for a guy who watched John Wayne movies and grew up in Iowa, it's a sterling compliment.

I know something great will come around the corner, and that's what I'll be doing next.

Page one of the script, I launch into, "How would I feel if I were in this position?" That's an actor's job.

What's fascinating about acting is that you put yourself in somebody else's mind or in their shoes.

Like everyone else, I try to do quality work with great directors. But much of it has to do with luck.

I was a film student. I became an actor but I thought I'd be pursuing filmmaking originally.

Even through my college years, I was trying out plays and shows, but I never really thought it made much sense to try to be an actor. I thought it was foolish, really.