To look in the eyes of audiences and see the kind of naughty glee that they got with being on the inside, the audience becomes your co-conspirators..

I want to bring theatre to a new generation, using the tools available to us, including taking it out to them on film and with new technology, but th….

There's something really incredible about watching what someone else does with a role that we know: the Hamlets or the Henry Vs or the Othellos or th….

I write a lot about my experiences and the people I meet. Ive got a lot of material. But a book about me? It seems sort of odd..

For years, particularly with the advent of the Internet, people have been griping about lessening attention spans..

I think that when you put yourself, as actors have to do, in other people's shoes, when you have to put on the costume that someone else has worn in ….

Anytime someone can beat the acting out of someone else, I think its a wonderful thing..

While data can only tell you what has happened in the past, it can in some ways give you a sense of what might be of interest to an audience in the f….

Netflix did it right and focused on all the things that have replaced the dumb, raw numbers of the Nielsen world - they embraced targeted marketing a….

If it were not for people who stepped forward and gave me opportunities at a time when I had not proved myself at all, believe me, I would not have a….

It is not about whether you are an executive, a studio or a network. If you have a story or an idea you can build a following for it..

The audience has spoken. They want stories. They’re dying for them. They’re rooting for us to give the right thing. And they will talk about it, bing….

If there is one thing I object to, its actors talking about how tough their jobs are..

I dont categorize characters into one syllable. These are fully-rounded characters that I dont judge; I just play them..

If you haven't turned rebel by twenty you've got no heart; if you haven't turned establishment by thirty you've got no brains!.

The most important definition of an actor, the job of the actor, is to serve the writer, not yourself. Way too many actors serve themselves..

I like being able to go to a local pub and have great food and particularly love pubs that welcome my dogs..

Have we become so celebrity-obsessed that there is no longer a difference between a character and an actor? I hope not..

I'm aware that, from the outside, this looks like I've got quite an ego..

I've been on sets where things weren't relaxed because someone was creating tension for no reason..

I think people love it when anybody acts bad; its not particular to me..