My workout is my meditation.
To quote Agent Cooper, ‘I have no idea where this will lead us, but I have a definite feeling it will be a place both wonderful and strange.’
Doing a film, or being sent scripts to look at a certain character, it’s very odd for me. I tend to take it very personally.
One of the things that I learned in television, and one of the beauties of television, is that, if you have a strong writing staff, they rely on you just as much as you rely on them. They look to me or the other actors to help inspire them to take the character in interesting directions.
I believe in fate. Sometimes that means an old bearded guy sitting on a cloud and pulling the strings; sometimes it means random atoms swirling through a cheerless universe; sometimes it means everything being preordained thanks to your karma credit from your previous lives.
Hamlet is a little daunting.
The film world is a crazy place to be. You sit around all day waiting for the phone to ring. Are people talking about you or aren’t they?
I really fight for my privacy.
The Monmouth Coffee Shop is the best place in London.
Actors have an unusual perspective on clothing. You’ve really got to know the impact of what you’re wearing on the character you’re playing.
I always think of the Pacific Northwest as giant trees, and rain, and clouds and dampness, like the Native American art from that area.
The nice thing about New York is that you’re finally able to wear those winter clothes that have been sitting in your closet in mothballs.
I garden a lot in LA, so fashion consists of boots, work pants and T-shirts, unless I’m going out.