Actors didn't use to be celebrities. A hundred years ago, they put the theaters next to the brothels.

I've always found it sort of hilarious, and occasionally horrifying, how these images [in mass media] impact us, and especially when it comes to love and sex and relationships, I think we sometimes develop unrealistic expectations.

I've always paid a lot of attention to the way that different kinds of media affect how we see the world, probably because I've been an actor since I was a little kid.

I just like to do work that inspires me, and I don't pay any attention to whether it's a high- or low-budget movie.

Darkness is a lot of what art is and certainly in our community a lot of it is people sort of wrestling with their demons.

Our culture has a tendency to pigeonhole people and to try to tear down anybody who's breaking out of our comfort zone. That's why we get into these cultural ruts that end up being destructive prejudices. But breaking out of that comfort zone is the most rewarding thing you can do, in your life. I do my best to push myself, when I can.

If the inspiration is genuine and it's coming from the right place, that's what I like and want to be a part of.