One thing I'm most proud of, in my movies, is that I think the performances are super-strong, but that's not all me. I think part of it is casting appropriately.

Talk about what you love and keep quiet about what you don't.

As a person, I'm anti-violence.

My whole thing is that I want to explore why you read books, what's the purpose of reading, and maybe that it's not that cool to hate something just because it's popular.

Acting on stage is still my favorite thing to do. And everyone who's been in musicals knows that there is nothing more fun.

My trick is the trick that everyone knows: Work really hard and prepare.

You know, I’m not saying, “Oh, because I play a good guy on TV, I need to suddenly be villainous in a movie.” I look at it more like: does this role has a kind of urgency for me in terms of, “can I not say no to it for whatever reason?”