In a normal movie, you'd never see one guy talk for an entire page, whether good or bad.

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..."

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

I grew up around media so for me I've always been interested in that topic, whether it's a complete satire or a documentary. I love anything that touches on the state of information versus entertainment and what's newsworthy and what's not.

You have your vision and you need to be focused, but you have to listen. I never felt a sense that the wheels were going to come off because we're all friends and family. It was all good.

I think your teenage years define your musical roots forever. You're always looking for a theme for your high school years.

When I look at a character, whether he's good or bad, one scene or 10 scenes, I just have to find my way in.