I went to a performance of 'The Crucible' at the Guthrie when I was a sophomore in high school, and I knew right away that that's what I wanted to do

Starting in the mid-'80s, I played in a band called Meat Joy, and we made our own record, toured.

I don't have actor training, myself.

I want people to believe me when I play a part and they are less apt to if they know a lot about me and have associations about me.

For the last 20 years of my life, I've had the mantra to do amazing parts with amazing people in amazing projects, so I'm attracted to good story, writing and character and good people. That's what I'm always searching for and I don't think that's ever going to change.

Part of the way that I work is to observe.

I've never had any delusions about being a leading man, and it's not sour grapes to say that in the best films that I've always enjoyed, the cliched leading man type isn't a part of the picture.