It sure is boring to be around people who are in character all the time. I always find it's closer to mental illness than acting excellence.

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

The only reason an indie gets made is because someone has a burning passion to do it and won't take no for an answer, as opposed to a big film, which is like a train that starts rolling down the tracks and nothing can stop it.

I got an agent. He said, what do you wanna do, and I said, I want an Oscar nomination. That's your job, that's what I'm paying you for. And I got it.

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

All that back-story stuff doesn't help. What you get paid for is to stand toe-to-toe with the other actor and get him to do your will.

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