To Get To Be Somebody

In All Of Our Society, But Especially In Hollywood, There Is An Obsession With Perfection That Can Lead To Self-loathing And Neurosis And All That Kind Of Stuff.

I've Had Several Moments In My Career Where It Seemed Like I Might Not Age Out Of The Bracket The World Wants To Put You In. It's Hard To Keep Growing Up Inside The Performing Arts. It's Very Difficult, And Presents A Lot Of Unique Challenges.

I Meet A Lot Of Young People That Want To Go Into Acting Because They Think Of What It Will Do For Them. If That's The Case, It Can Be A Very, Very Painful Profession. But If The Kids Want To Do Acting Because They Love It, And They Want To Give To It, Then They Can Have A Great Life. It's Really About As Simple As How You Look At It.

I've Had A Lot Of Experience In Independent Film, And About How To Choose. You've Got To Be Very Discerning About Where You Put Your Five Bucks, And Where You Cut And What You Don't Cut.

'brooklyn's Finest,' This Is The Kind Of Movie That's Why I Want To Be An Actor, To Tell Real-life Stories. This Is Where I Feel My Job Is, To Interpret Life.