I could never have imagined the films I've done and the people I've worked with when I was starting out; I certainly did not have a career path.

Casting is everything. Getting the person that you imagined is this character and then seeing what they bring to it.

Trees Lounge is based on my own life. Both my parents like the movie. My father, of course, thinks it's a masterpiece.

I don't think about the characters I choose to play, analytically or consciously.

The director I had most involvement with was Alex Rockwell. He gave me a lot of responsibility as an actor.

What was frustrating about Armageddon was the time I spent not doing anything. It was a big special effects film, and I wasn't crazy about pretending I was in outer space. It feels ridiculous.

I never did improv professionally, but that was certainly in my training as an actor. I like it.