My family's lineage is five generations of artists who never made it.

I was the only white kid in my neighborhood for most of my youth even in high school, so reverse racism was just as apparent as racism.

I've been in fights, but that doesn't make me cool or like a tough guy or more interesting actor, I'm not proud of it.

I'm just selfish. I have to be for what I do.

Having emotional connections to things that don't really exist, like looking at a green ball and really loving that green ball, and being sad whether it's around or not. Stuff like that. I've never done acting at this level before so it was a huge challenge for me. It was a hurdle to overcome just to survive.

I'm not a strikingly handsome guy, but I'm in movies.

There's no room for being a visionary in the studio system. It literally cannot exist.