There's a reason why actors are always dying to work with the Coens. They just set the stage for you to do their best work.

I've listened to Dylan my entire life. My dad was a huge Bob Dylan fan, so we listened to his music, Cat Stevens, Simon & Garfunkel, and all that kind of stuff. It opened up a whole world of this music that I'm now obsessed with.

Early on - certainly in acting - you really have to take whatever you can get. So I understand well how difficult it can be to be in this position where people are just not hearing what you're trying to say or are saying. I recognize that.

With Shakespeare, there's no subtext; you're speaking exactly what you're thinking constantly.

I think it's good to be a little more fearless in saying what you feel. In not being scared of the repercussions of that.

To be able to shut off your emotions drastically, I think that the only way you can do that is if you have some of sociopathic qualities.

The idea of not getting a gun is not because I'm afraid of guns, it's not because I think guns are wrong, it's because it's impractical, it's stupid and it's exactly what they want me to do.