I get panic attacks in big crowds.

I think it's really, really important to mix it up as an actor, to try to get as much kind of varied experience as you can, not only for your own personal growth as an actor but for the audience to keep them guessing about what you're going to do.

No, I grew up admiring people who played ice hockey.

The best gig is the one you've got.

Well, I don't think I've ever been a huge target for the press, and I value that to a degree, because there's a certain value for actors staying beneath the radar so they can play characters.

You always have to create the character from the ground up.

Part of what I enjoy about the theatre and acting is that sense of history.

I think that everything I've ever done at some point is part of someone else's legacy.

You watch a hockey game, and the hand-eye coordination and the speed is really miraculous; how those guys track the puck alone, just following it with their eyes.

Don't hit people; don't let it get you too angry; remember that everything you do can and will be used against you. And take a breath and have some perspective.

I'm actually a very bad surfer, which is good because everybody likes a bad surfer. Nobody likes a good surfer.

I am very good with dialects, but the two that I can't do for some reason are the South African and Australian.

Film is such a bizarre vehicle for acting. It's such a bizarre experience. I don't think you ever really get familiar with it. If you do get familiar with it, you're probably not that good anymore.

I'm a typically lazy person. It is sort of characteristic of actors.

Where else do you find great directors? Acting is one of the places.

That's one of the benefits of working on big budget films. You work with people who have a lot of experience and you get to learn a lot.

As soon as you know what you're doing, you're doing it wrong. That's what I find with acting. As soon as it becomes padded, it becomes pat.

And I think for me there's a lot of neurosis involved with where you should be or thinking about where you are all the time instead of being where you are.

Actors, you know, they're often awkward people in real life.

I think New York will always be this incredible international crossroads, and I don't think that will ever change.

The funny thing is that I write and I act a lot about being Jewish, but I don't really think about it as a regular person.

I actually loved Winnipeg. Everyone told me I was going to hate it, but it was great.

I grew up in the Lower East Side of New York.

I'm drawn to people who share that sense of loss. All actors are trying to repair damaged relationships. I think that might be why I've been drawn to other actors.