I've been through some very dark times in my life and I've been through those very dark times that's affected my world view, the lens that I see people through, so I can relate to that.

I think that charity is a tricky thing, because a lot of times, people equate charity with handouts. I don't believe in handouts.

I've always been terrible on regular sitcoms with lots of jokes. I don't know how to tell jokes.

I want to keel over on stage playing King Lear at age 99 or something like that.

My dad wanted to name me after Rainier Maria Rilke, the poet.

There was one point in high school actually when I was on the chess team, marching band, model United Nations and debate club all at the same time. And I would spend time with the computer club after school. And I had just quit pottery club, which I was in junior high, but I let that go.

I'm a much better listener when I'm acting than I am as a person in real life because you learn as an actor that listening is so important. You have to really key into what the other person you're acting with is saying and how they're saying it and react in the moment to what is going on.