I Never Went Into Acting To Be

There's Nothing Routine About 'boardwalk Empire.' It's Like Being In Some Secret Society Where They Call You Up And Tell You Where To Go: 'meet Us At The Corner Of Such And So.'

I Don't Travel For Fun, Because I Travel So Much With My Work; When I'm Not Working, I Mostly Want To Stay Home.

I Want To Focus On Each Scene. I'm A Real Perfectionist, And I Don't Want To Feel Like I Didn't Consider Every Possible Variation Of A Scene. I Come From A Theater Background, So I'm Used To A Lot Of Repetition, And I'm Used To Really Attacking Something Over And Over And Over Again.

Humility In This Business [acting] Isn't Just A Matter Of Being Polite, It's Kind Of A Matter Of Survival. You Can't Ever Afford To Think That You're The Bee's Knees, Because You Could Always Afford To Be Better. You Have To Always Be Searching For Something Better.

The Stage Is A Routine. It Keeps You Grounded, Like A Metronome. I Find That Soothing.