I think I've had more of a variety in what I've done than most actors

You think of stars as ambitious or aggressive or self-oriented.

One thing I have is that I have never been afraid to expose myself in a way, and I really think I got that from my mother. That's a great gift you can give to a child, that they have confidence in their abilities.

In my first film, Five Corners, I played a very scary, violent crazed character, and it exposed me to a lot of directors.

I love to act, and I try to be challenged by what I do

A lot of those people aren't their best salesmen. They're the opposite of a salesperson and I think there's something attractive about that.

I make a list of what I have in common, and what I don't have in common, with someone I'm playing