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.

I feel like in a lot of ways I've gotten kind of soft as an actor, not doing stage stuff. In terms of being a better actor, it's really important.

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. And I feel like I manage to.

I don't mind talking about acting. I don't have anything interesting to say about it, but it's interesting talking about it.

Acting can be a really silly thing. It's like playing dress-up.

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

I like playing weird, kind of shady people.