It sure is boring to be around people who are in character all the time. I always find it's closer to mental illness than acting excellence..

So much of the violence in the movies is b.s. violence: A guy in the middle of a large city with 14 people lying on the ground that he's just killed ….

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 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..

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

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

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 ….

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

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

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

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….

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

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 ….

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

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

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….

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

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….

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 ….

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….