At This Point In My Life I'm

Well, I Don't Feel That I've Played So Many Bad Guys, And I'm Rot Really Drawn To Villains Per Se. I Think A Lot Of People Relate To Some Of My Characters' Inner Struggles.

I Had A Huge Advantage With Edward Norton Because He's Directed A Movie Before, So One Thing He Appreciates Is How Hard My Job Is, He's Very Sensitive To That. We Actually Ended Up Finishing "leaves Of Grass" A Day Early.

As An Actor, I Don't Have Any Politics. As An Actor, I'm Driven More By An Authentic - I Would Say An Obsessive-compulsive-disorder Level-fixation On Mimicry, Tonality Of Voice, To Literally Imitate Something Until I Can Just Disappear Into It.

I Do Subscribe To The Maxim That Generally Comedy Is Like Jazz. Either You Get It Or You Don't. You Can't Learn It And You Can't Be Taught It. I Don't Think That If You Are Not A Funny Person, You Can Fake It.

I Tend To Relate To A Character In Terms Of The Arc: What's Interesting Is Where He Starts Versus Where He Ends Up.