I started acting because I was miserable and crazy and wanted to be someone else, to run around and scream in front of people without getting in trouble.

It's a little bit odd. The first time you do the play, you kind of throw yourself into it, trying to get the most out of all the individual moments. Then, a few hours later, you're still there, wondering what you could possibly do differently than what you just did a couple hours ago.

One of the reasons I'm an actor is because I was no physical specimen as a child. I wasn't athletic and didn't have any prowess in that regard. Growing up in Kentucky, most little boys were trying to get into sports, and it was very competitive, so that was not to be. But I did want to do something.

I don't travel for fun, because I travel so much with my work; when I'm not working, I mostly want to stay home.

One of the great things about acting is you can do things that in real life would get you in trouble. I think that's something I figured out pretty early on.

The stage is a routine. It keeps you grounded, like a metronome. I find that soothing.

I just look at it as a real group activity when you are making movies. There are so many different artists doing so many different things, and they are all interconnected. So I like to see what everybody else is going to bring to the table before I make up my mind too much about anything.