I don't need a vacation in the traditional sense, like I would if I had a job I hated.

I loved the world of Oz. I guess as a young man, I was just drawn to fantasy worlds. I liked being transported to alternative realms where a lot of my early imagination was sparked.

I was kind of scared of failing at acting.

I think as far as straight actors playing gay roles, "Brokeback Mountain" was a big breakthrough. I'm pretty sure when they were casting that movie that - I think the story is, like you know, 10 to 15 other actors turned it down.

Create your world around your work. Create your work around your life. Let other people help you shape it.

There's art on the show that's really bad - these cliché Abstract Expressionist gestural things. It's almost like extensions of my performance, because in the scene I'm really mad.

Directing, editing, and everything about filmmaking has definitely changed me as an actor.