I went to acting school in New York City for two years. I studied with Stella Adler

It's like they talk about how American actors have the method and English actors just kind of switch views faster. And John [Hurt] is telling me the story as he's sitting in that witness chair, and they're putting the final touches of makeup on. And he goes, "Hold on a second," to stop his story so he can do the take. And he does this incredible take. They go, "Cut." And then immediately John goes, "Anyways, so Alec, he's playing the chess." And I'm just going, "Holy crap." You get whiplash from those kinds of quick turns!

While they would have provided financial support if I had needed it, the greatest support my parents gave was emotional, psychological.

Heroes always make the right decision; I find that seldom happens in my life.

I put less stock in others' opinions than my own. No one else's opinions could derail me.

Part of the reason I thought that I might do a series is, my dad has pretty much been on the same road to work for years and years. And it's like, "Could I do something like that? Am I so independent that I can't punch the clock at the same place?" So part of it was a kind of exercise. "Can I be responsible in this way?" And lo and behold, I could. Luckily. It'd be bad if I couldn't.

I was trained by Stella Adler for theater so you kind of give it all on every take.