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.

It is surprising that people are snapping photos and stuff and then putting them on the internet. For me, it is like, "Why would you want to do that?" It would be like knowing what your Christmas presents were before Christmas morning.

When you put your costume on and you get your hair and your makeup done [for a role] and you stare in the mirror you feel like a different person.

It's always very daunting to play someone who actually existed. You have to honor that, and be specific and accurate and try to make people believe that you're that guy, which is really hard.

I think if you watch a lot of what I do, you're going to ultimately walk away seeing me. I can't hide - that impression is a personal impression people have of me.

Most of the time for movies and stuff, with the exception of Jeff Nichols, who I've worked with a few times, you just don't know people too well. Everyone is cordial and nice and some people are very genuinely friendly, but once the movie is over you never see them again.

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.