First rule of magic? Always be the smartest guy in the room.

In New York, everybody is their own celebrity, so they're not so interested in other people.

I think there are probably a lot of actors like me who I think probably struggle to feel comfortable in their own lives, and acting in some ways provides a safe context for them to live out emotions that they possibly repress or live out experiences that they are not afforded by virtue of circumstance.

It's so nerve-wracking to be on a set. They're the most stressful place in the world, because you're making something permanent, and there are so many people relying on you in a lot of ways.

The more people say nice things about me, the more I feel it's false.

As an actor, you are in a unique position because you’re not only memorizing dialogue but really embodying it. You naturally feel the rhythm of good writing.

I think I'm an abstinence symbol. If I take my shirt off, people will not have babies.