I have been working up until recently with Neil Simon, who has been adapting the character to me.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
When I was in high school, I read all of Neil Simon's plays.
I've made the transition from star to character actor and I'm thoroughly enjoying it.
I've been fortunate to work with several actors and directors who I look up to, and learned from each of them.
Simon is cool. You know, it's different if you ever see him around his mom. He acts totally different.
Hopefully I've gotten better as an actor as the years have gone on, but the type of work I want to do has never changed.
I played in 'From the Earth to the Moon,' working with Tom Hanks. He is a great guy, very smart.
I'm a huge fan of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost.
I'm a huge Emile Zola fan, and when Bill Gallagher said he was writing a new character for 'The Paradise' and had me in mind for the role, I knew I wanted to play Tom Weston before I'd even read a word of the script.
I've always wanted to be one of those actors who could change from character to character, like Daniel Day Lewis or Jeffrey Wright.
If you get an opportunity to work with David Simon, anybody with good taste would.