I was opposed to doing TV for a long time because I thought the quality of writing wasn't very strong, as opposed to film, but there's been a shift in term of the quality of scripts. HBO has attracted a tremendous amount of great writing talent.

I never lived in an abandoned railroad station.

I hate that word — 'lucky.' It cheapens a lot of hard work

George Martin is an incredible writer.

I spend my nights just sitting and reading a book and drinking my tea and walking my dog. That's about as exciting as my life gets.

That's one of the things about theater vs. film - with theater, actors have a little more control, and one of the disappointing things about films is that once you're done shooting, anything can happen, you know?

I was fortunate enough to have an upbringing that made me more accepting of who I am.