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" I had a normal childhood where I was able to cultivate my own creativity, and I don't think I would have been ready for this crazy business at 8 years old. "

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" I think people in theater are pretty open-minded and objective about the talent and what they can bring to the story they want to tell. "

" I don't know anybody who walks through life all the time in the doldrums, constantly serious and morose. But that's become what we generalize as drama. "

" I can safely say that I had an incredibly difficult and trying past growing up and trying to be an artist and standing up as who I am in this world. "

" You're not going to do that. If you gave your best to what you were given, at the time, it's going to play out how it's going to play out. "

" There's a security, a validity of knowing that it's legal. It's hard to put into words. It's just a feeling, I guess - something about saying vows in front of the people around you who love and support you. "

" I love 'Sunset Boulevard.' I love the writing, I love the performances, I love the camera work. I think it's a perfect movie. "

" I love 'Jaws,' and I think Robert Shaw's performance in 'Jaws' is one of the best screen performances of all time. I am a massive Robert Shaw fan. I think he's a brilliant, brilliant talent and we lost him way before his time. "

" We didn't get to see a lot of movies in my house growing up, so the first time I got to go to the movies - I think it was 'E.T.' - I was like, 'Oh my God, somebody else gets my imagination!' "

" There aren't a lot of supernatural things that I'm scared or super terrified of, but clowns are definitely on that list. "

" I'm a kid that went to theater school. I thought I was going to be making my living doing plays regionally or in New York or on Broadway, and maybe if I got lucky I would do a movie here or there. "

" 'The Kids Are All Right' is amazing. The performances are insanely good. Julianne Moore is going to wreck you. This is the best I've ever seen her, and I've seen everything she's ever done. I like the story, and I think it's a great alternative to the big summer popcorn blockbusters. "

" I'd like to get a chance to wear two different hats in the business. I also think it would be really great to do an adaptation of a great novel. "

" I love India. I've always been drawn to it, and I hope that I get to visit the country soon. "

" Well, when you're playing a role, you have to think, 'What is ultimately motivating the character?' "

" I'm always so inspired by Jeff Eastin's writing. "

" I was in romantic relationships with girls - whatever that means at 14. "

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" I think when someone knows who they are and is comfortable and confident with that, I think a lot of the typical, aesthetic things sort of fall by the wayside. "

" When you really put your heart and soul into something, the temptation is to try to be in control of circumstances, however you can, and looking and seeing how people are responding. But I realized, early on, that that was just not going to be a healthy thing for me to do. "

" I remember taking my brother's car out, pushing it down the driveway in neutral in the night, and going out joyriding with friends and getting flat tires and getting busted. My license was revoked by my dad. So, definitely, I was a kid. I was a teenage boy. "

" Our high school offered a comprehensive drama department where I was doing 'Angels in America' at 14. "

" For every role, I brought certain elements of the character. Even on 'White Collar' over six years, I tried to keep the set fun and breezy and Howard Hawks-y and very of the tone of the show. "

" Just being attached to 'Superman' actually gave a great boost to my career. "

" When I was in high school, there was no safe haven, there was no outlet for you to speak your mind. "

" Everybody thinks that equality comes from identifying people, and that's not where equality comes from. "

" My favorite thing about working with Lady Gaga is really just the sheer level of creativity she brings to the table. And she's really one of the most intelligent people I've ever known. Her intelligence is equaled by her heart. "

" I was always that fringe guy anyway, the guy who played football and then did the musicals. "

" I try to just live my life and do my work, and the rest will just fall into place, as it may. As it will. "