Audiences grew to like this duality of feeling, where youre both championing a character and youre revolted by them.

[Washington, DC] feels like you're watching performance art. A lot of the time. I don't believe them, I don't believe what they say, I don't think they're being absolutely sincere. I think it's performance art. And most of them are bad actors.

I am not an image. I am a human being.

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

Am I now supposed to go on Oprah and cry and tell you my deepest, darkest secrets because you want to know?

The most important definition of an actor, the job of the actor, is to serve the writer, not yourself. Way too many actors serve themselves.

Its interesting to play a politician who gets stuff done.