Acting doesn't have to be threadbare misery all the time.

I find it incredibly tedious, hate that it murders itself with its own conservative pomposity.

And by endlessly sanitizing our feelings, we actually feed a disgruntled nation.

My mother adores singing and plays piano. My uncle was a phenomenal pianist. My brother John is a double bassist. I used to play the piano, badly, and cello. My brother Peter played violin.

I think America becomes more disgruntled by going to the movies and having an endlessly good time at them.

I'm not on the run from anything and I'm not at all clear about what I'm running towards. But as some great writer put it, I want to be certain that when I arrive at death, I'm totally exhausted.

The Americans are very clear, and obsessed with nouns.