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Being an actor, you are recognized for being somebody else, whereas these books are distilled from me.

An actor will use every piece of information at their disposal, or a good actor will.

I always had a problem when I did the audio books myself because they weren't made to have me doing all the voices. And to hear established actors, and you think, 'Wow, that sounds like it's supposed to sound,' is great. They've got the right inflections, which is an enormous skill.

There's a tacit belief that actors shouldn't write books, they're sort of allowed to direct movies but there will be a lot of skepticism, and they shouldn't do artwork or music. There are these invisible roadblocks to gain entree to these areas for actors, and you kind of have to crash through those invisible barriers.

Actors are such wonderful creatures and such wonderful instruments. It's always different on the page or in my head. I hear it differently. I see it differently. And then, you give it to an actor, and it comes alive in a way that you didn't expect.

One of the first lessons you learn as an actor is to listen.

An actor is a guy who, if you ain't talking about him, he ain't listening.

One of the great perks of being an actor is you're only as smart as the job you're in, you know, and you're only as informed as the job you're in, and you do become an expert, and you read all the books, but then there's a part of, like, you move on.

Most of the early part of an actor's career, you do the jobs you get.

As an actor, you're trying to capture the nuances of real life, but voice work is almost over-acting.