The vampire craze is kind of fascinating. We're interested in the idea of immorality and I think we're drawn to people or creatures who can give in t….

I only play projects with weird interpretations of presidents..

I went to Julliard and we did a lot of mask work there, and I remember thinking in class, 'When am I ever going to use this?.

Don't trust somebody that don't have a troubled period..

You think of George Washington, this man who was larger than life, and in some ways he was. But at the same time, he's just a person..

Maybe I'm naive, but I subscribe to the idea that nobody is actually making strategic decisions about their career. Trying to do that would be like p….

Part of your job as an artist is to push yourself and make sure your creative juices are flowing..

You never know when you'll have a bad idea for a worse joke..

People are still people, and they make their decisions based on their life experiences and their beliefs. You really can't divorce the two. It's impo….

I thought I was going to be a ballet dancer for awhile there. I had a good teacher at Interlochen, this arts' academy in Michigan, who taught me the ….

I always felt that if somebody picks on you it's because they're not happy doing what they're doing..

Every job is an opportunity to be a better person..

I can always go back to construction. That's great money, but the problem is you can cut off your hand..

If it doesn't feel like a job and I'm learning something and getting that rush that I get, I don't care if it's behind a camera, on a TV set, or on t….

The place I feel most at home is when I have health insurance. I really don't care how I get it, whether it's on film, or television or waiting table….

The only thing more intimidating than a huge international film star is your mother-in-law..

My dad is kind of a rascal, like in a Dickensian sense. He just goes from career to career..

You learn history in school, and you have a reverential feeling toward it. But by being irreverent, it feels current..

I'd consider myself a flailing comedy writer..

I'm just looking for things to steal [on working with great actors]. It's like going back to acting school. When you're around people that do it well….

New Orleans in an amazing town..