I never did improv professionally, but that was certainly in my training as an actor. I like it. Actually, when I did theater, I used to have a partner, and that was the way we used to write a lot of our sketches, through improvisation. So it's something I feel comfortable with.

When I was a fireman I was in a lot of burning buildings. It was a great job, the only job I ever had that compares with the thrill of acting.

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

It doesn't matter what part I play, I try and commit myself 100 percent.

Do you think god stays in heaven because he too lives in fear of what he's created here on earth?

They're not supposed to show prison films in prison. Especially ones that are about escaping.

I think distribution has become a lot harder. With the whole explosion of digital video, there's just a lot more people making films. Distributors have a lot more choice. I do think there's an audience out there for small films. It's obvious to me what the studios do: they've co-opted independent film. They all have their independent arm. They can afford to crush the competition.