The only people who do plays in LA are people who can't get jobs in TV shows.

I've always felt that, no matter where you go, people are just people.

What actors are good at doing is walking into a situation that should make you incredibly self-conscious and frightened and doing it anyway. That's the gig, pretending that you are comfortable.

Directing is a huge amount of work with very little payoff, and a quarter of the money, and nine times more time spent.

I'm a big fan of rehearsal. I'm famous for pulling the cast together, not so much to formally rehearse, but just to run the lines. My theory of acting is that it takes all your attention just to stay in the moment, and keep your attention on the other person, and get him to do what you want him to do.

I'm not much of a preparer. I think sometimes as an actor you need to go out and learn some skills, but in terms of preparation for understanding the character, it's all on the page, and if it's not on the page, you're in trouble.

You'd much rather act with a pal, someone you know really well. That way, you can cut all the niceties and go right to insulting each other.