We thought sex was free. Sex is not free. There's a price to be paid emotionally, physically, even legally. Sex isn't a casual thing. It's a huge thing.

One's complete sentences are attempts, as often as not, to complete an incomplete self with words.

Shameless is a rough show, and it’s not for everyone, but it’s also beautiful.

I have a tendency to say 'yes' to a script or no to a script. Not 'yes' based on a rewrite.

I feel like a lot of the young actors that are just coming up are really good. I think directors are directing better.

Emotions are the natural result of striving for something. Every single scene has two or more people in it, and nobody wants the same thing, so they are negotiating this one way or another. The result of that negotiation will bring out all kinds of emotional stuff in you.

I've studied Stanislavsky, and Mamet taught Stanislavsky, and I studied with Sanford Meisner. But the part of the method that I think is the most fruitful is the method of physical actions. It all comes down to your objective: Nothing else counts except what you want. How you feel will take care of itself.