At the heart of drama is conflict.

When I’m not acting, I like to go home and be really normal. So I usually grow out my hair until I get the next part.

I’d love to do a really broad comedy at some point.

I started acting pretty young, so I haven’t had too many odd jobs. But I used to sell candy out of my locker in middle school.

I am baffled by good writing.

I don’t normally like getting dressed up, but when I go to events, I like to look put together. I’ve got to say, getting in a nice suit feels good.

I think the idea is to try and understand everything about the characters and where the character is coming from, from their point of view, why they say what they do. And not, ‘Oh, but...

I like a restaurant called Bruci, and there’s some really nice people who work there and good food. They change their menu a lot, so maybe that’s what keeps me coming back. I never know...

Nobody is a perfect actor.

I like movies a lot, and I feel really excited when I see a movie that moves me the right way.

The whole being-in-a-room interview thing, at a junket or a film festival, is very inhuman. You meet the person, have five or 10 minutes to talk, and it’s not like a conversation.

I remember going to the theatre when I was little and the lights going down and just getting really scared about what was going to happen up there.

You try to get to know your character as best as you can before you start filming – what’s written and not written.

When I’m not excited, it makes acting very hard for me.

Everything you do, every experience that you have, enlightens you a little bit or worsens you.

I approach every role from scratch.

I don’t really know what kind of actor I am.

I volunteered at a homeless shelter in preparation for ‘Being Flynn,’ and when I’m walking along the Bowery, that’s the first thing that comes to mind. That’s a nice memory.