It takes stamina to get up like an athlete every single night, seven to eight performances a week, 20 weeks in a row. And there are many young performers who only learn their craft in the two minute bits it takes to film a scene. You never learn the arc of storytelling, the arc of a character that way.

I think that acting is a very humanizing profession.

Being an actor sometimes requires that you ask yourself questions youd rather not know the answers to.

No one should ever feel sorry for me. Ive been treated very well for the most part.

You've got to trust the ground you're standing on and the work you've done in telling your story. The goal should be to bring those thousands of people - viewers - together and make them one. When you feel that happening, it's usually in silence, not applause or laughter.

Politics and acting are very closely tied. The job is to convince.

Pushing the boundaries of what is expected of you is important to me.