It's one of the functions of the theater to shock and titillate and appall, apart from entertain and delight.

I know that Philadelphians hate New York actors passing off New York accents as Philadelphian when they are quite different.

The thing about being an actor is that every new job is a new challenge. Sometimes you'll have a shot, and it doesn't work. Sometimes it'll work better than you expected.

'Promiscuous' implies that I'm not choosy. In fact I'm very choosy. I just happen to have had a lot of choices.

You learn stuff from every character you play about the human condition that can be quite enlightening.

I don't play many characters like myself. Oh I don't know what I am!

Well, let's say Asian. Some are Japanese. Some are Chinese. Some are Thai. Some are Vietnamese. He runs the gamut. And I actually happen to have a very dear daughter-in-law who's Japanese. I don't know what she's going to make of the film, but I say a few disparaging things.