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Variety is the thing for me to be able to work in theater and be involved in more films and TV movies that say something.

Really, you want to have variety as an actor. If you spend your career doing one thing solidly, people get burned out.

I want diversity in what I do, as that's what helps you in the long term. It's more fulfilling, and you'll have a longer shelf life as an actor.

Decide very early on: do you want to be an actor or do you want to be famous? Because they're very different routes.

I prefer to have longevity. I like as great a variety as possible, hopefully to avoid getting stuck in one kind of character, having to do it over and over again. I seek to challenge myself as an actor - and at the same time support my family.

I want to establish a wide range and play all kinds of parts. It's that sort of acting career I really respect. I like to turn a sharp left from whatever I've done before because that keeps me awake. That's why I want to be an actor - I don't want to play endless variations on one character.

The more that I can work in different mediums, the more I can grow, and learn from different actors and different types of actors and directors and different styles of acting and build a tool box.

The whole point about becoming an actor is variety and changing roles.

I just love variety. I love being able to do different things. Do period pieces and sci-fi. I love being able to move between genres and be flexible.

I get to choose things that interest me as opposed to trying to get any job that will have me, which for a vast majority of actors is the case.