It's very hard to operate on a general philosophy of power. They say that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely, but I don't agree with that. I think you have to be corrupted to be corrupted by power.

Any power, of course, depends upon the values of the person exercising the power.

Star Trek was a big thing for me. I kind of grew up with that. And Twilight Zone is one of my all-time favorite shows. In fact me and Sam Witwer from Being Human sit down and have marathons to get our little Twilight Zone fix.

For me, teaching helps to reaffirm the right principles and values of acting. It helps me focus on the good stuff that can be easy to lose sight of because the business is so result-oriented.

Broken people misuse their power while people who have values don't use their powers in a way that harms.

I like characters that do big things boldly and are driven by intensely personal feelings.

I like everything, jazz and classical, and all over the spectrum.