I'm not a writer. I think I can write short stories and poetry, but film writing, brilliant film writing, is a talent - you can't just do it like that.

I like to stretch my acting muscles.

I'm an actor. That's what I'm gifted at. It's what makes me breathe.

I believe it is my duty as a performer to raise issues in the world of things we're afraid to look at.

The more visionary the idea, the more people it leaves behind.

Catholicism played such a huge part in my life, I would not have survived without my faith.

I had literally the time of my life, and thought, "Wow. Television doesn't seem to be as crazy as it was when I was a kid." The dream for me was always to be in the movies, you know. But when this came along, I read the first script and I thought, "Oh, my gosh. This is incredible."