In recent years we've seen an explosion of creative programming, and I think it represents a third golden age of television because the creators have more control over the story. The audience doesn't care about the platform. They care about the content.

You have to always be ready, always be alive, and always be willing to move in a new direction.

I certainly identify with the role of mentor and, to some degree, maybe teacher. I do a lot of work with kids at the Old Vic.

It's not even about being negative. It's just being unsettled, unsatisfied, unfinished.

I guess Ive been training in the theater for as long as I can remember.

You can't turn a "no" to a "yes" without a "maybe" in between.

For years, particularly with the advent of the Internet, people have been griping about lessening attention spans.