People need to know you have to walk through that rejection, and it's only going to fuel you. If you can somehow look at it like it's a gift, you're just going to regroup, and work harder, and go deeper. So just embrace it.

I think people are gravitating towards these period dramas because I think they're looking for a simpler time.

HBO does something that most networks don't do which is give a show a chance to find their voice.

It's your job as an actor to fill out the blanks. I love doing that. To fill in the bones.

What's this? You're wearing the shirt of the band you're going to see? Don't be that guy.

I'm a stage actor. That is what I do.

When you try to worry about missteps and all that kind of stuff, that's not the healthiest way to be.