If 'Black Balloon' had come out before 'The Mummy,' casting agents wouldn't have been able to see me for the first time in 'The Mummy.' But now that 'The Mummy' has come out before 'The Black Balloon,' that's a very good combination.

I'm not jumping into anything fast. I'm an actor that likes to choose my work and there's an element of good taste to my work.

Whether you do a play in front of 100 people or a movie that one billion people see, you're still affecting people.

At the time I perceived most religious men, particularly the pastors with all their talk about love, faith and relationship, as effeminate.

Looking back, I wince at the careless way I tossed out my opinions.

I loved history, particularly of the British, American and Old Testament kind.

My habit of glorifying things far away in space and time, also contributed to my social isolation.