It's a pretty good job being an actor, but it's work sometimes. And when I say work, I mean it's a job.

Well I can tell you that for me generally speaking that I think things that I deal with are all to do with not accepting things, not excepting life on life's terms. My life becomes a lot easier when I'm willing to just accept. I don't have to like circumstances as they are, but I have to accept them and that's where I always seem to get thrown, when I try to will my way instead of accept things the way they are.

It's really nice to be able to do something that you've never done. I think that's the gift of being an actor because I get to play a cop, a racist cop and I've never done that before. It's nice to inhabit these other worlds especially when you get to work with great actors.

One of the things I've learned over the years is that you only do what you can do as an actor. You do the best job you can, but you have no control over so many elements that are going to determine the outcome of that film. I never pay attention to what happens after.

I like conflict, drama's conflict and if you don't have that in the character it's really not a worthwhile role to play for me.

I don't like movies where everything happens fast. I like the buildup, the obstacles, the mystery.

As an actor, you can't be off the market for too long.