But I have had the luxury of working on good films with great people.

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Well did graduate summa cum laude from Fordham University.

Well did graduate summa cum laude from Fordham University.

I'm really a director's actor. I rely heavily on a director.

I'm really a director's actor. I rely heavily on a director.

I think it would be hard to go the distance in this business without a...

I think it would be hard to go the distance in this business without a...

And I have a really great agent and I know it's almost an oxymoron to...

And I have a really great agent and I know it's almost an oxymoron to...

New Orleans. Born and raised. I lived there until I was 19.

New Orleans. Born and raised. I lived there until I was 19.

I love writers. All of my best friends are writers.

I love writers. All of my best friends are writers.

But no, had I been successful in my 20s I would have been just fine....

But no, had I been successful in my 20s I would have been just fine....

See, the SAG awards caught me totally by surprise.

See, the SAG awards caught me totally by surprise.

I'll read a script maybe twice, but I'll think about the role more than I'll...

I'll read a script maybe twice, but I'll think about the role more than I'll...

I think it kind of took being a character actor to kind of now enter...

I think it kind of took being a character actor to kind of now enter...

It's never easy with characters in these dark and grave circumstances but that's my job.

It's never easy with characters in these dark and grave circumstances but that's my job.

I'm obsessed. I've always needed to know what's going on but now it's a must.

I'm obsessed. I've always needed to know what's going on but now it's a must.

I think it's always harder in a film to convey intimacy.

I think it's always harder in a film to convey intimacy.

Holly Hunter has been doing great work forever.

Holly Hunter has been doing great work forever.

The majority of work I do is in independent films, where you're lucky if you...

The majority of work I do is in independent films, where you're lucky if you...

If my gravy train stops at SAG, honey, it's been a great ride.

If my gravy train stops at SAG, honey, it's been a great ride.

I have to watch the news or my day is not complete.

I have to watch the news or my day is not complete.

Why are comedic parts for women the exception, not the rule?

Why are comedic parts for women the exception, not the rule?

And now oddly I'm getting sexier parts than I've ever gotten.

And now oddly I'm getting sexier parts than I've ever gotten.

The odds are not in your favor the older you get, especially if you're a...

The odds are not in your favor the older you get, especially if you're a...