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

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

I never made a daring rescue, which is the story people want to hear. I did go to my share of fires.

I don't think I'm that much different from any other working actor that's trying to make a living.

Just because people want to eat the burger doesn't mean they want to meet the cow.

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

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.