The acting is more of a secondary thing for me now. I will be in it, if I'm the best man for the job, but it really is about creating characters and shows.

I do have a couple of pets, but I am determined to keep them out of the media spotlight.

I always found it really funny when actors would come offstage, smoking cigarettes and swearing at each other.

Dogs are more of a responsibility than kids - you can send a kid off to their grandparents or a nanny, but with a dog you can't do that.

I came to America so that I could work with the best and be the best.

I see something that seems like standard fare, that I can imagine any number of actors playing, and I'm generally not interested.

I'm much more a writer than an actor. Although I have a great respect for that and I enjoy acting still, it really is about the world that I'm creating. That's where my future is.