I don't agonize over decisions as much these days. The criteria of what's important to me is clear. The insecurity that you feel, and the paranoia that you feel, have been around for a long time - you know it's a liar because it's been lying to you all along - every time you start something new.

Usually I play people who just keep babbling on and on and on.

People try to keep their past, like kind of holding on to their past. Every Springsteen song talks about that.

I think that Poe is so resonant because he represents that part of us that is in misery or sorrowful or wants to explore the darkness. He wrote a great story called 'The Imp of the Perverse' about the instinct towards self-destruction. Poe is the godfather of Goth literature and that whole movement.

Of course, I think it is legitimate for the Commander-in-Chief to be concerned for the safety of his soldiers.

I think when you get to the point where you don't need to be in love, then you could be in love. You have to just be OK with yourself-and that's a long process.

The minute you realize that your options are unlimited, things just start falling into place all around you.