Obviously the first roles that you're proud of are the ones that everybody else liked too.

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.

Good directors say, Here's where the play is. They stand by the heart of the matter. Some of them stand beside it.

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

I enjoy listening to opera at home, occasionally, but I would much rather see it than just listen to it.

The bad guys dont always get punished and the good guys are not necessarily pure.

In order to continue to do interesting work, you need to be...proceeding.