I came up around people who took acting seriously, who cared about acting, cared about the theater and, in the '70s, made movies that said something that mattered. I came up with those people, and I was a kid. Their ethos and credo became mine.

I've played a lot of bad guys, 'cause that was the only work I could get. People saw my face and went 'oooh'.

I've been a fan of Mads since the “Casino Royale” movie. I really sat up and paid attention to him. I was like, “Who is this motherf**ker?” Even his work in something as sort of popcorn as “Clash of the Titans,” he brings a kind of danger and reality and he grounds it in such a way that you think, yes, I'm good to work with this guy. I should come back, just stay behind him. (Laughs) Our working relationship has been fantastic.

I think everyone is very surprised at how matrix has become the pop culture phenomenon that it is.

We know that passion, prejudice, party, and even good-will, tempt many who preserve a fair character with the world to deviate from truth in the laxity of conversation.

Special effects are characters. Special effects are essential elements. Just because you can't see them doesn't mean they aren't there.

I wouldn't say that going into a weekly television series is actually stepping away from anything. It's another medium in which to work as an actor.