I really love hanging out on the set, and I love the life, and all of that. But I don't think I could stick with this profession if it weren't for th….

It's hard to be depressed around a ukulele. You just pick it up and you're halfway home..

Emotions are the natural result of striving for something. Every single scene has two or more people in it, and nobody wants the same thing, so they ….

Every scene has two people who want two different things, so there's conflict in every scene. You've got to duke it out, and you've got to get the ot….

You should know the lines, be prepared, get sleep, and have the script analyzed so you're ready to rock and roll..

I was a dog in a past life. Really. I'll be walking down the street and dogs will do a sort of double take. Like, Hey, I know him..

I'll tell you this about the Oscars - they're real..

Shameless is a rough show, and it’s not for everyone, but it’s also beautiful..

I've written a lot of scripts that someone else directed, and it's absolutely vital that, if I'm gonna act in it, then I have to take off the writer ….

Nothing else counts except what you want..

I think what all actors share is that, somewhere down in your solar plexus, there's this fear that you're not going to be able to come up with the go….

I'm not much of a preparer. I think sometimes as an actor you need to go out and learn some skills, but in terms of preparation for understanding the….

Many times, I like to read the script before I even know who they want me to play, so I can read it and really enjoy it as an audience member. I thin….

The roughest part is showing up. Once you throw yourself into the scene, it's just great fun to let it all go and not be self-conscious, and stop que….

It's hard on an actor when you have to do a scene 45 times and you know damn well that three of the angles a director is shooting will never make it ….

We always want to see people strive and see the human spirit triumph against adversity. That's what it's all about because that's what we're doing. W….

I've always felt that, no matter where you go, people are just people..

One's complete sentences are attempts, as often as not, to complete an incomplete self with words..

I love metaphor the way some people love junk food..

You have to do whatever you can to limit the things that could make you feel insecure..

There are some older women out there who are just knockouts, real beauties, and they're not getting the roles they should..