Mercury poisoning sounds like a rich man's disease . . . like something you might get from the leather seats in your Lamborghini.

I grew up in the theatre.

Sometimes - this is a tough one - not everyone can handle the truth. Sometimes you have to take a beat. But if you can take that beat, and take the high road, it'll serve you in the long run.

Yet the reality is that I'm a stage actor from the Midwest - probably the opposite of a shark agent.

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

There are so many great directors that I haven't worked with and that I would love to work with.

John Cusack and I have been friends since childhood, and the fact that we're in so many films together is, no pun intended, serendipitous.