I did [Henrik] Ibsen and [Anton] Chekhov for years. Obviously I didn't get the kind of recognition I have now. Somebody once told me, "You ride the horse the direction it's going."

I wake up at the same time every day to get to the gym.

I'd rather be a liar than an asshole.

When I first got out of drama school, my original manager tried to get me to change my name because people were having trouble spelling it and saying it.

I come from classical theater training and when I went to college it was a bunch of kids that were hand-picked from around the world. I was around such brilliant young minds and incredible artists with incredible teachers.

[ Being naked on scene ] was like walking a tightrope without a net - with a giant fan blowing at you.

We've all had those phone conversations. Things are heated, you're in a position where you're gonna say something nasty. Instead, you say, "Oh, I've got that thing in the oven." Lie. Get off the phone. Don't perpetuate a bad situation.