I felt like I did lots of crappy work in the past. I can't even tell..

It is because my dad died suddenly that I became an actor. I thought, I'm going to make money doing this thing I enjoy..

I definitely have a tendency to only see the blemishes of things, and see lots of things about my acting that I don't like..

Well, you know, when people say stuff about you, it's always really flattering. But does it mean anything to me? It's not really real to me; there's ….

Maybe it's because I have too much pride or self-respect, but I thought, `Why does a guy who has thinning hair and who is overweight have to be a los….

I don't think I gave a good enough performance to be nominated for it. I thought I gave a fine performance, but those things are supposed to be about….

I always would be happy to make a character even more unlikable, but you know, there's a limit and if you go there, you get into a very different kin….

I don't mind talking about acting. I don't have anything interesting to say about it, but it's interesting talking about it..

I suppose there must be some way in which I'm compelled to show some side of myself - or of people - that's paranoid and fraught and beleaguered and ….

I don't think film actors need training, really..

I wouldn't say that I'm aggressive in going out to find work and stuff like that. I just sort of, if something comes along, and it's something I like….

Academia is a rarified culture, especially an Ivy League academic background..

I still want to be the guy who can get on the subway and check out the freak on the subway..

I like playing weird, kind of shady people..

I get tired of myself pretty fast..

I definitely have a tendency to only see the blemishes of things, and see lots of things about my acting that I don't like. I think I've gotten a lit….

I married a Jewish lady, and we're raising our son Jewish, and since I'm not Jewish the whole thing is just a mystery to me. I leave it to her, actua….

Lead roles are fun, but I'm especially happy other, more colorful supporting stuff has come along..

I don't mind being stereotyped in some way and playing certain kinds of guys, but if I can find something to occasionally get a break from that, that….

My definition of likeable may be different from other people's. That's not traditional likeable. Sympathy is a different thing [to define it]..

I learned how to fire a sniper rifle, which I'm sure will be useful at some point..