I couldnt imagine something asking as much of me as House Of Cards. Its a great warm-up for coming back to the screen.

People have different reasons for the way they live their lives. You cannot put everyone's reasons in the same box.

When you know you have 1,000 people sitting on the edge of their seats in silence because of a shift that just happened on stage, there is no better feeling.

When I was young, I learned very early on that I could make my mother laugh. And that was one of the greatest sounds I ever heard.

I was terrible in my first play. After that experience, I had to face that I wasnt good enough to play with the big boys. I had to go away and learn, so I worked in regional theater for three years. I even understudied at the Kennedy Center.

Secondarily, I think films that are driven by music also terrify studios.

Its extremely dangerous to compare anyone else to Shakespeare.