I’m probably more personal when I’m acting than at any other time. More open, more direct. Because it allows me to be something that I can’t always feel comfortable with when I’m living my own life, you know? Because it’s make- believe.
I always thought I’d be a New York theater actor, riding my bicycle to rehearsal. That was all I ever wanted.
For me, acting is torturous, and it’s torturous because you know it’s a beautiful thing. I was young once, and I said, that’s beautiful and I want that. Wanting it is easy, but trying to be great – well, that’s absolutely torturous.
Being unemployed is not good for an actor. No, it isn’t, no matter how unsuccessful you are. Because you always remember getting fired from all the restaurants. You remember that stuff very, very strongly.
I think therapy is a helpful thing. I think everyone knows it. You do it for your life, you do it for yourself, because you want to explore some things, and get at the bottom of some things. It’s about your life, the quality of your life.
I had insecurities and fears like everybody does, and I got over it. But I was interested in the parts of me that struggled with those things.
I think directors should be confident in their leadership capabilities. I think directors should be confident in what they want to do.
There is no pleasure that I haven’t actually made myself sick on.
I got sober when I was 22 years old.
Creating something is all about problem-solving.
I know I wasn’t as handsome as some other guys, but I was OK with that.
I have three children and I think I’m happy when I’m with them and they’re okay. When I see them enjoying each other in front of me, and then they let me enjoy them in turn. That brings a feeling which I would say is happiness.
Yeah, writers do hate writing.
Good work is the only thing that would make me feel jealous or envious.
Don’t let people treat you like a cigarette, they only use you when they’re bored and step on you when they’re done. Be like drugs, let them die for you.
Being with a kid always takes you to being a kid somehow, and they really are showing me a childhood I might not have had in some way.
Actors are responsible to the people we play. I don’t label or judge. I just play them as honestly and expressively and creatively as I can.
I was probably finding my feet more than anybody. I really have to say I was more obsessed with myself faltering than anybody else.
I’ve worked with a lot of characters that are unhinged. I’ve played characters that are unhinged. That’s, like, my job.
When you become a parent, you look at your parents differently. You look at being a child differently. It’s an awakening, a revelation that you have.