In this business, you're either Brad Pitt right away, or you're already going down the ladder.

I had gone to school to study marine biology.

Whatever labels are being pinned on me have nothing to do with me.

What's the classical moment that every actor or actress deals with? A tragic thing. They get that blank, faraway look in their eyes. But in life, it's not that way.

I've just done a movie - Albino Alligator - with Viggo Mortensen, who's an actor I idolize. He influenced me in a way that has helped me move toward getting lead parts instead of supporting parts, merely through his presence. So now I tell everyone, as a joke, that I'm entering my Viggo Mortensen phase.

I don't use the techniques I learned at NYU much anymore.

The more you understand me, the less characters I can play.