My goal, everyone's goal is to get better at what we do.

When you play a character with power and energy, people lock into that and go, "Oh, this must be the guy."

Quitting the show was a complete anomaly in my life and my career. I've never missed out on anything. I relished the opportunity to be on Broadway... It's the holy grail for people like me.

One of the great things going on right now is social media and you get a real sense, immediately, about what people are feeling and thinking.

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

For the record, if you're not a stage actor, climbing onto Broadway and tackling something like David Mamet is not an easy thing to do.

I'm in the middle of just trying to impress my nieces, who think I work for the bus company because they saw a picture of me on a bus. I did an independent movie with Mark Pellington (I Melt with You), and then tried to impress my nieces again, by starring opposite Miley Cyrus (in So Undercover). So, basically I'm just trying to get some respect from my family.