New York has got this sort of wonderful romantic idea of the South

I think actors become jacks-of-all-trades and masters of none.

I'm challenged by people like Russell Crowe and Sean Penn who come in with such incredible discipline and power.

Movies and life become a little more symmetrical when you start asking for and looking for connections.

I've worked with some incredibly difficult directors but my understanding is that a lot of the best people are driven from a place of being extremely challenging and dark within their way

I think I've spent so much time playing characters that are so far away from me and learning how to technically build and how to technically put something on top of you.

My instincts are not comedic.