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

I like to work - I probably work too much.

I was the youngest child and got a lot more freedom than my brother and sister. I used to wander, doing my own thing under the radar, but I didn't get in bad, bad trouble.

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.

The broad comedy thing is really hard to do on film.

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

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.