Cynicism is kind of like folding your arms and stepping back and commenting on things, like the old guys in 'The Muppets,' just throwing out comments all the time, whereas there are other people on the ground really trying to affect things and improve their lives and the lives of other people. I think it's noble and I think it's cool.

All of the things I used to obsess over, I'm no longer as obsessed with. I have new concerns but they're a little more existential or cosmic.

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?”

The attitude of the director is really important, in terms of setting tone.

We don't have a lot of space in our imaginations to allow people to expand what they do.

I tend to read things that are a little more on the nourishing side. But if I don't enjoy something, I'll put it down.

It never made sense to me that someone would achieve any kind of success in show business, only to become a jerk.