I had great difficulty in school interacting with others, and I took refuge in the contrived setting of play acting, which is what I still do.

I live in New York City, so there's so much stimulation when you walk outside, it does not require a television in the home.

The only way to be turned off to being famous is to be famous. And I only have like a tiny, tiny bit of that, and I'm already disgusted by it. But I realize that the only way to be disgusted by fame is to be famous, because otherwise it looks amazing. Then people stop you on the street, and it's like the most annoying thing in the world. The first time it happened it's great, and then the second time you have to shake somebody's hand.

Working in the arts, you see people who come from terrible circumstances and who, for whatever reason, have incredible talent. But of course, with that great talent comes some guilt because, if you come from circumstances that don't encourage it, it can be really confusing.

As an actor, you have to be open to doing things where you look stupid, to be experimental.

If you're acting, then there's a prescribed way to behave; whereas in life there's no prescribed way. So acting feels like a comfortable way to get through the day.

Every character I play has to be the hero of his own story, the way we're all heroes of our own lives.