I've done 21 films in eight years, and I've said 'No' more times than I've done films.

A lot of characters I've played have a certain amount of strength, pride, and leadership.

When I did 'Clockers,' I didn't even think about having a career in acting, I just thought, 'Wow, this is cool. I get to do a little movie.'

I think, in any artist's mind, you can't just be into yourself. You have to look at the world in an objective view.

I've been really lucky to have had a variety of roles, and I don't think I'm in danger of being typecast as the romantic lead. I think there's honour in working as constantly as you can. That isn't easy. And I'm no matinee idol.

I think that people should never be ashamed of wanting to move on with their lives and move on from their partners. I have a lot of girlfriends who were married in their early 20s and are now divorced because they basically grew apart - they evolved into another person in their 30s.

For me, I sort of felt like it was kind of a fairytale... but an interesting one. I don't know of anybody who has had a romance quite like this, but I certainly know people who have stuck it out.

It is really rare to find someone you really, really love and that you want to spend your life with and all that stuff that goes along with being married.