I can sit here on the couch and hear you say, "You're very feminine and very attractive," but I have always struggled with that.

Alexander Payne's very specific. His scripts are always complete when you start working on them.

The Oscar changed everything. Better salary, working with better people, better projects, more exposure, less privacy.

I read Stephen King a lot and I've actually played two roles. Delores Claiborne is my favorite, I think, of any film that I've done.

I didn't go out on one date in high school. I played guitar and sang and wrote my own music and poetry and stuff when I was a teenager.

Every time an Oscar is given out, an agent gets his wings.

The bottom line is that I'm an actor, so when somebody pitches me a great part, it's a no-brainer. You never know what it's gonna be like, in terms of the actual experience. You can be really excited about a part that can turn out shitty, you can have a bad time, there's a bad egg or two or three, in the bunch, or the producers are weird, or something like that.