As someone who has enjoyed visiting Russia in the past and can also claim a degree of Russian ancestry, it would make me happy to say yes. However, as a gay man, I must decline.

Four months of preparation and about 12 hours of shooting turned into about 30 seconds of screen time.

I spend my weekends sleeping and watching DVDs, and eating at restaurants within a 2-block radius of my apartment.

I'm very pleased with being a part of the Bean Pole family. It's a relationship that makes sense to me. I'm very pleased to have my name associated with Bean Pole Jeans.

This role is more visible, and I grew up without a lot of that sort of modeling so I'm relieved and proud to have done this film.

I feel extremely lucky, extremely grateful, and a little bittersweet, too.

A great book provides escapism for me. The artistry and the creativity in a story are better than any drugs.