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I did commercials since I was 16, and that's kind of acting, depending on what you're selling.

Commercials were too phony for me. I just didn't like selling products I didn't believe in.

I can be accused of trying to be commercial sometimes.

I've spent over 25 years in the television industry, the direct response industry. I met a lot of people and certainly learned the power of commercials and their brand building potential.

I started off in a small theatre performance company and worked my way into commercials.

I made a living for 10 years making very typical TV commercials. But I always wanted to reach beyond that and do stuff that people might relate to in the way they relate to my nonbranded content.

I remember saying in college that I would never do commercials.

I have made a promise to myself that I will have no limitations as an actor. I have realised I have to pay attention to the commercials or the business aspect of cinema, but deep inside, I am purely an artiste.

There's no real excuse for being successful enough as an actor to do what you want and then selling out. You do it pure. You don't try to adapt it, make it commercial.

When I was about four, people used to walk up to my mom and say I should be in commercials.