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

Celebrity hits like a bomb. So you have to find what makes you stable in the storm. Then, no matter what's happening around you, no matter what the hype or the publicity, you can still manage to make leaps in your work as an artist.

Just give me a good role that allows me to hone my craft and I am a pretty happy camper.

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

People don't walk around thinking of themselves as bad people. You're part of the environment that you grow up in, and there can be decency in that. I always try to find a little glimmer of that, in anything that I do, because you can find places where there's humor or lightness in something that's deep and profound, and that tends to resonate more and make people more human. As an actor and performer, I think it resonates more with the audience when you do have the payoff.

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'm an actor. I love to act. That's my job. I'll leave the politicking to others.