We're paid to care. That's what actors get their money for. But the main goal is not for the actors to be frustrated at the end of the show, but for the audience to be throwing their shoes at the television set. That's what we're trying for.

I'm too old to be governed by fear of dumb people.

I literally was saved by a role, from becoming a cab driver. I never did have to wait tables, though, so looking back I guess I had it pretty soft.

I think the bait for doing something really is always the part.

If you're going to be born ugly and be an actor - the least they can do is let you play Lincoln.

Separation is painful, and there's such a thing as doing it too much - the limits are how much it hurts.

The virtue of the country is that it makes you thirsty for the city.