Really, all religious teachings can be boiled down to: “Just be cool. Don’t be an asshole.

Whenever I have a stubborn position on something, I take a deep breath and swallow myself.

I come from the theater, where I got into acting because I love transforming. I love nothing more than to be unrecognizable.

I'm a very intermediate sax player, but now that Rob Lowe is on my show, I had to cop to him. Like, 'Dude your ridiculous fake sax playing [in St. Elmo's Fire] inspired me to pick up a horn.'

Whatever it is you like to do, that's the sexiest part of you.

I always drastically changed my look for each role. It's gotten a little tedious in real life, also, because there's no hiding.

"I don't ever want to try to be a 'cute guy.' I want to be Charles Laughton, or Oliver Reed, or Lon Cheney. That's way more fun for me." And once I flipped that switch, that's another thing I've taken off my shoulders, where I never have to worry about, "Do I look good?"