For me, I always have to establish a reality for the character. In very actor-y terms, you just have to understand his reality.

For me, I always have to establish a reality for the character. In very actor-y terms, you just have to understand his reality.

Mike Nicholls saw me in the musical of The Full Monty and brought me in to audition for Angels in America for HBO. And that opened a lot of doors because you could go to LA and say: "Well, I'm starring opposite Al Pacino and Meryl Streep..."

When I met Harrison Ford I just kept thinking: "At what point do I break out my Star Wars memorabilia? When is it OK to have him sign something? Will he? And will I look like a total idiot!" The only time I ever got anything from another actor to sign was for my brother or my kids because both of my brothers are die-hard Star Wars fans.

For everybody that does something bad there's gotta be someone that does something good.

I don't concentrate on if a moment is scary or not. That's not my job.

It was always acting for me, since I was about 15. My middle brother always wanted to be a news anchor, so we always felt that he'd be the one to take over for dad, so we could go and do our thing.