I loved Batman, don't get me wrong, but that kind of mindless violence is not good for young children.

I think theater is powerful. The best experiences I had in the theater are more powerful than the best experiences I had in movies.

When I was in New York, I was making a living. We had a summer house and a car that I could put in a garage. That's something for a stage actor.

The ratings system is so bogus and people know it. Fewer and fewer people care. The ratings board has sort of exposed itself. But my problem is, as a parent, there's this area of film that my daughters want to see. They're not my kind of films, I don't want to go see them, but I really want to know whether my daughters can see them or not. The morality of what the ratings board is doing now escapes me. I don't get it.

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

Everyone hooks up with George Clooney. He's a genuinely cool guy. He's using his powers for good.

Nobody became an actor because he had a good childhood.