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

With me, growing up in a theater family and having them be so supportive, from the jump, and being a part of this theater community where the brass ring is working, wherever that is, and then to play a character where he's not really concerned with that and is really just concerned with the monetary aspect of the job, and then to be identified with someone who is the antithesis of your energy and where you come from, has been a very interesting and surreal ride.

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

You know the Greeks didn't write obituaries. They only asked one question after a man died: "Did he have passion?"

I wrote a script and I've been whispering in director's ears for a really long time and I'd love to direct.

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

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