The biggest research of all when I do a character is self-examination. You look at yourself and you ask, 'How am I similar to this person and how am I different?'

Editing yourself is like an irksome coin toss. You've got to strip yourself of super ego and operate from the id. Maybe I've got my Freud mixed up. It's just hard to trade a beauty shot for the performance with truth and a brightly lit zit.

Esquire needs to be more like a mommy blog

Do I pray? Yes. Prayer is very important to me.

I look for struggle in the roles I choose - struggle and perseverance.

You ought to have a perspective when you're making a film.

I have tender, romantic associations with upstate New York.