I'm always sitting down and talking to people that are doing independent features. It depends on the project and the quotient of the people that are involved. There are a lot of different reasons [to do something], like a particular script that resonates with me, in a particular way. It may not so much even be about the part, but what the script has to say.

You have to find what makes you stable in the storm. Then, no matter what's happening round you, no matter what the hype or the publicity, you can still manage to make leaps in your work as an artist.

I've been in California for about 15 years now. You're always in your car and insulated. I miss New York so much.

I never thought television would or could be a long-term commitment.

In my college years, I worked as a union labor organizer. I was just one of the many workers trying to do my part to help the community.

It's less about the physical training, in the end, than it is about the mental preparation: boxing is a chess game. You have to be skilled enough and have trained hard enough to know how many different ways you can counterattack in any situation, at any moment.

If you're afraid to live your life in a glass bubble, how can you do what we do in this industry?