I don't want to just play the same thing. But with The Red Road, no one has ever seen me like that. No one really even knows that I smile, have a personality and have a sense of humor.

To do six to 10 episodes of high-quality writing, and then be able to go direct my own things, and do a movie, if it comes along, sure. I just want to act and do good work.

I'm kind of ADD in that sense where if I start liking something, I'll just learn it to the absolute max.

I made a conscious choice to turn down some movies that were action-based, so that I could direct Road to Paloma and show that side.

I love life and if there's something that I'm playing that I love, I'll research it.

I was on Stargate: Atlantis for four years, playing a similar character called Ronon, who was an alien that didn't say much and grunted. I've been there and done that. Whether people have seen it or not, you want to stretch. And then, while I waited, I got The Red Road, and I'd never gotten anything like that.

I love carbs, but denial is good training for the mind.