I would go to trials a lot in Boston, as best I could. And it's incredible that, like, lawyers that had a good case weren't dramatic at all. Lawyers that had a horrible case would sing and dance and do whatever it took to convince the jury or the judge that this guy was innocent. So that was a cool thing to see because that made me believe that what the script [of From The Hip] was doing was totally believable. Now, maybe not ordinary. But it could happen.

I was just in a few episodes the first season [ of Empire]. They didn't kill me, but I haven't been back in season two or three. I don't know if they have plans for me or not. But I enjoyed working on it. And I think it's a really talented group of actors and, boy, very enterprising to try and shoot those every week, you know, with musical numbers and all that stuff.

Alien's a great one. That's a scary movie.

You have to kind of roll with the punches. That's why I think work begets work to a certain degree. I just try and keep busy.

I like being a villain. Villains are more exciting.

Breakfast Club was great because we had a real rehearsal, and we shot primarily in sequence.

When I was in college, all the pretty women were in the theatre, so I auditioned for a play.