'The New York Times' thing... I think any actor would be thrilled to be profiled in that paper.

Part of the way that I work is to observe.

I do all kinds of roles - nerd, psycho, nerd, psycho, nerd, psycho - and occasionally someone kind of normal. It's weird, when I lived in Austin I was always cast as pretty normal people. But when I moved to Los Angeles I was immediately branded a psycho

It seems like every year Hollywood makes an attempt to retell the Manson story, and I just couldn't be less interested in it. It's not really our crowning achievement as a civilisation. I'm not saying it shouldn't be done, but it just bores me.

I generally play strong people and scary people.

Even the small amount of infamy I have makes me uncomfortable - on a personal level and on a professional level.

It's probably odd for someone to read an interview where the interviewee is worried about exposure while they're talking in an interview.