I was raised Irish Catholic, but I don't consider myself Irish Catholic: I consider myself me, an American.

Getting trapped back in the '80s, it's almost like a comic nightmare, which for me is a very real nightmare. Every time I flip through the cable, I have flashbacks.

I like the George Romero films, which were really great, social satire movies; really twisted.

Do I listen to pop music because I'm miserable or am I miserable because listen to pop music?

With acting, you wanna see if you can get into trouble without knowing how you're gonna get out of it. It's like the exact opposite of war, where you need an exit strategy. When you're acting, you should get all the way into trouble with no exit strategy, and have the cameras rolling.

I think any actor can probably identify with being a professional liar. You don't always look at yourself that way, but I know a lot of days I do.

If you're looking at things with the right set of eyes, people are endlessly fascinating. And then, of course, if you look at it the wrong way, then the whole world is horrible and tedious and boring. That's the battle, really--to keep looking at the world in the right way.