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L.A. is so big that if you don't actually live in Hollywood, you might as well be from a different planet.

I like L.A., but I think what's changed is that the kinds of films I do, the mid-range dramatic film, has become an endangered species.

L.A. is so focused on TV and film that theater is kind of an arcane sport. People look at you like you're doing something cute.

There isn't really a theatre culture in L.A., which is odd when there are so many brilliant actors there.

There are a lot of very flamboyant and outlandish people and attention-seekers in L.A., and I think that's what makes L.A. appealing. A lot of people are attracted to come here to do things and make things happen and the city seems to attract larger-than-life characters.

I find L.A. kind of romantic, actually. As a movie junkie, it's a city that was built by the movies. There's something really weird and surreal about it that I find energizing.

L.A. is full of screenwriters. I don't know why. On many levels, it's such a thankless occupation.

I think L.A. gets a bad rap. L.A. is the same as everywhere else.

I've grown to love L.A., but it's the most socially awkward place. All these people have come there not to be something but to pretend to be someone trying to be someone.

All this thing that L.A. doesn't have any love for the theater isn't true.