There is a place for visionaries and the avant-garde in this world, but not at 9 o'clock on a network.

I think when people talk about lighter drama, they tend to use that term, not derogatorily, but 'lighter' means sort of less to a degree, but if you're an actor, light drama is often mistaken for easier drama.

You always think, no matter how many times you fail, that the next time you will succeed. Otherwise you wouldn't keep trying.

I remember saying goodbye to my father the night he left to join the Navy. He didn't have to. He was older than other servicemen and had a family to support but he wanted to be a part of the fight against fascism, not just make movies about it. I admired this about him.

Atticus Finch is, you know, he was just his whole - the business of his modesty and his ability to see tomorrow and to try to buttress his knowledge of what was coming for his kids was something that I'll never - as a father I'm not able to do.

I come from a musical kind of family.

My mom and dad got divorced when I was very young, and growing up in a family where the head of the household wasn't a man made a big difference.