I like storytelling, and I feel more confident as the years have gone on about my ability to do that.

But probably my favorite music, believe it or not, is sad music.

Acting is a child's game. It's your willingness to suspend one reality and substitute it for another. That reality lives and breathes in your imagination. The actors that I want to be like exercise that way of thinking, and that's kind of what I do.

I aimlessly travel, meaning I have no agenda other than to get small in the world, be quiet and observe people.

You know, I'm from the South, and I wasn't interested in perpetuating a stereotypical southern character.

An actor that tells you that they have real choices between material is, for the most part, lying. There are very few people that have opportunities. But what you do have where I am in my career, is saying no to the things that seem repetitious. For me, I always look for material that allows me to bring my worldview to it. And those opportunities, since the beginning of The Shield, have grown exponentially.

I'm kind of the funny guy that hopefully kind of wins your heart if I did my job.