I feel my job as an actor is to explore all sides of humanity.

I think it's important to do great work.

Ultimately, you know, I'm a grown-up, I've been in this business a long time. I've got kids. I've got to do my stuff. But I also need to keep it there so I can bring it up again the next day at work or whatever.

One of the things that's hardest as an actor is you are being critiqued constantly, and having your mother critiquing you can be challenging.

I have too much respect for the characters I play to make them anything but as real as they can possibly be. I have a great deal of respect for all of them, otherwise I wouldn't do them. And I don't want to screw them by not portraying them honestly.

I'm going to embarrass my kids - sex is important. Sex is really important.

Compassion is very important, especially right now in America. We all need to strive as human beings to understand each other and ourselves better.