I like being an employee. I like making somebody happy - and if they're not, then I'm crushed.

I love having a master. I have no problem serving my director. That's my job. I want to make them happy.

That to me was really, certainly, the gateway into discovering John, ... I feel I found the speaking voice through the singing voice.

In most films - especially in regards to the protagonist - really from the get-go they set up some scenario that endears that character to the audience. Or imbues him with some nobility or heroism or something.

Animal rights is a part of my everyday life. When you live by example, you create a certain level of awareness. Friends of mine - people I have never discussed animal rights or vegetarianism with - are adopting vegetarian habits because they see it.

How can you work in film and still see the overt racism that exists in film and not just be furious all the time?

I didn't know much about him, and I wasn't a big country music fan. I listened to the Beatles and David Bowie, so I didn't know a lot about him.