"X-Men" is not really about mutants; it's about humanity. I think it's about the human race. We're an absolutely destructive race. It seems that we can't seem to get beyond this level of tribalism that has been around for thousands of years. Anything we fear we tend to destroy.

It's a difficult thing as an actor not to repeat one's self.

I'm not going to talk about my private life with a total stranger, unless I feel like I need to. Why would I? I don't.

As an actor, it's always been good to be working at all.

I'm fairly competitive.

The actors I looked up to when I was a teenager, they all just disappeared into different characters.

I suppose the doctor-patient relationship has that idea of transference. I think it's a special thing that doctors have. We all find doctors sexy. That's why there are so many TV shows about doctors.