I don't spend a lot of time judging anyone I play. Even if their function in the script is to be the villain, I concentrate on what their perspective of the events is. Not even to justify them.

I think one of the things that might distinguish me is when I'm going to work as an actor I really try not to worry about my own personal hang-ups and just really concentrate on the work. Because I have such a respect for acting, which is something I feel like I'm constantly learning how to do, that all of my energy is always focused on the acting itself.

To me, one of the main things that a director does is create the tone of his movie.

The only way to silence a room that's laughing at you is to sort of take over.

I like to work as an actor. Not just for money, but because I really enjoy acting.

I frequently gravitate toward characters that have some urgency or soul.

If you go in and audition for roles rather than just be offered them, then you kind of get a chance to kind of discover that you can do something that you didn't think you could do.