I know that I'm inadequate, but I never thought that at seventeen. I thought I was doing the best I could. I thought I was being idealistic.

I'm not a light-hearted person, so I can't think light-hearted at work.

Well, the real Eric Bogosian is pretty self-conscious of himself.

It's my duty as a human being to be pissed off.

I write, but I also act.

I started acting when I was in high school, started writing when I got to New York in 1975.

I love playing other people's work. I love acting.