I never thought I would have any particular career in movies at all.

I just don't want to be bored. That's the only criteria I have when I choose a role to play. I like it if the script is good and the director seems like he's gonna be good. But if I can find a variety of things to do, which I feel like I manage to do, as far as the actual performing goes and the character, that's huge for me. To be able to feel like I can do a fairly diverse array of things. I've been lucky in that way. I don't mind being stereotyped in some way and playing certain kinds of guys, but if I can find something to occasionally get a break from that, that would be nice.

I definitely had a top-notch education.

It is because my dad died suddenly that I became an actor. I thought, I'm going to make money doing this thing I enjoy.

Academia is a rarified culture, especially an Ivy League academic background.

Well, you know, when people say stuff about you, it's always really flattering. But does it mean anything to me? It's not really real to me; there's no reality to it.

I get tired of myself pretty fast. So I can't imagine other people don't get tired of me.