I'm not trying to be an action star, and I'm not trying to be a romantic-comedy guy.

I've called myself an actor - I won't say I've been an actor, but I've called myself an actor - since 1989. That's when I moved to Los Angeles.

The work I'm doing on 'Watchmen' is mind bending and physically just hard.

It's hard to boo a puppy. You can't boo a handful of puppies.

I didn't even know what a mark was, but I fell in love with acting.

Ian McShane's character in 'Deadwood' was awesome.

The last decade has been a little rough, so I'm hoping to start this one on the right foot.

'The Exoricist' and 'The Shining,' there is some horrific stuff, and it's mostly what you put in your own head, which I find amazing.

In any character you do, especially something like 'Watchmen,' if you're gonna do this, you're gonna do this right. I'm fighting for the Comedian every step of the way; there's not even a question, Adrian is a scumbag.

I always was irritated doing network television... You're in love, you make love. That happens.

I'm a complete skeptic when it comes to the supernatural and all that. I've never had any ghost stories or any kind of weird experiences.

I don't need to practice my swing. I grew up with a bat in my hands.

Shooting all day in the rain is not where you want to be.

I think, as I've gotten older I have realized what a huge privilege it is to even be in this business. I, more than ever, love what I do.

There are a lot of weenie American actors, and a lot of foreign actors are having the luck.

I'm just looking always for characters that change, because I want to get better, as an actor and as a person.

I love Bill Murray, but I'm not quite Bill Murray. I wish!

I don't think that I'm as big as Lobo is, but if you could, like, transplant Mickey Rourke's body on my head, that would be just great.

There's that rule, don't work with kids and animals. There's a reason for that!

Since Chris Albrecht took over the network, I think more and more people are finding Starz. He made HBO what HBO became, and now he's doing the same thing at Starz.

I feel like every day I'm exceedingly lucky.

Once I got over my initial butterflies, being in the same room and doing a scene with Jimmy Caan was great. I never backed down for one second against him. I loved it. I love those moments. Working with people like that is the greatest joy you can get as an actor.

Showing fear is like having comedic timing because I think actors have a tendency to go way over the top with it, and that sort of loses steam for what's going on. The audience sees right through that and laughs at you, so it is something that I'm aware of.

Persistence pays off.