I certainly know there are people in positions of power in the business who lack imagination and, perhaps as a result of that, think of me as 'David'. But I wouldn't really want to work with those people, you know?

Dexter's a unique killer in that his father saw his dark impulses, shined a light on them, and told Dexter that he saw them, he accepted them, that Dexter is good and that he is worthy of love. And I think that's what enables him to focus his energies in this unique way.

I mean, the competition is really created by the buzz around the Emmys. It's a totally subjective thing.

As time passes, I feel more and more a sense of acting being a fundamental part of who I am.

So it's really nice after about a year and a half to get back on stage and flex those old muscles.

People feel like they know me from the work I have done, but it's not me.

Honestly, I think some of my family members of a certain generation were more skittish about me playing a gay character on Six Feet Under than watching me play a killer.