I always think the great parts outlive the actors that play them and that's a stage tradition, that goes back hundreds of years and it should be that way.

I just love making a fool out of myself. I made my living as a clown at kids' parties for about three years.

I tended to favour the piano over the guitar because it stays in one place, which is what I like to do.

I've never been on a film when an entire cast signs up for the entire time.

My favorite play in drama school was 'The Bacchae.' It's about a king who literally gets eaten alive by all the women in the play in a kind of orgy - it's related to the word 'bacchanal' - and I loved that idea of animalistic chaos and following our own desires.

The first show I ever did, singing and dancing, was Beauty and the Beast. I was playing Gaston. Gaston has red tights, knee high boots, and it’s very physical. I had headaches everyday for two months.

Nothing has ever opened my eyes like transcendental meditation has. It makes me calm and happy, and, well, it gives me some peace and quiet in what’s a pretty chaotic life!