I like to do research. It gives me a sense of ownership. That's very powerful for me as an actor to just own it.

The self-help section of national bookstore chains in America is one of the largest sections. In a way, it's nothing new, and in another way, very new. People have always searched for answers; that's why we have religion. People have always been seeking some relief from their own mortality.

I can very much enjoy taking a year off. Whereas some people would feel crippled by that, I can feel enlarged by it.

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