It wasn't until my senior year in high school that I started acting.

There's a certain type of character that you can't help but come in contact with growing up and living in Brooklyn and Long Island. A certain mixture of moxie, heart, and a wise guy sense of humor.

By nature, I think I am a pretty private person, and that is what is hard even doing interviews for films that I really love doing, because in some ways, it diminishes the experience that I had.

Anything you write, even if you have to start over, is valuable. I let the story write itself through the characters.

Bob Altman had this relaxed but serious attitude. Everybody loved him. I wanted him to adopt me.

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

Every day's an adventure when I step out of my door. That's why I usually wear a hat and keep my head low.