I wanted to play a good guy after doing this lunatic on The Sopranos for two years. And then they did the sequel to Bad Boys, where I get to play the barking captain again.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
When I was doing 'The Sopranos', I liked putting music together with the film; that was my favorite part of it.
I was a huge 'Sopranos' fan, obviously.
Being on 'The Sopranos' definitely prepared me for the militant secrecy of 'Mad Men.'
I've kind of had to make a career of playing villains. In order to stay employed, I had to figure out how to play bad guys.
After the 'Golden Compass,' I wasn't sure if I'd ever get another acting job.
Doing 'White Collar,' quite often my character goes undercover, so therein lies the compounding of the imagination. I get to play Peter Burke and then someone else when Peter Burke goes undercover.
Shortly after this I was made a member of the boys' choir, it being found that I possessed a clear, strong soprano voice. I enjoyed the singing very much.
After 'Brothers & Sisters' ended, I was back to the old game as an actor. Doing pilot season, choosing a script and figuring out what I wanted to do.
I came to the United States to see what would happen in 2000 after working for 20 years in Australia and asked my agent to look out for the nasty roles because I'd become famous for playing the nicest man in Australia. So I wanted to play bad guys.
I auditioned for 'West Side Story' and got the part of Tony, but wasn't allowed to do it. They needed me to play trumpet. But I was glad, in the end, because I learned a lot about playing that score.