[on being labeled a character actor] It's a complimentary term. Oh yes, I definitely consider myself one. I've heard from people who send me fan letters saying that whenever they see my name involved in a picture, they know it's going to be a good movie. Character actors give the movie ... a lot of character.

I think most actors want to try to do all different genres at least once. Plus, there are a lot of actors, and I'd like to think of myself as one of those actors, who the audience likes to see in different things. They may not even know your name, but if you see him in a film, you say, "Hey! There's what's-his-name!" That's now a legitimate film because that face is in it.

I do not look for films that have weird characters or offbeat characters. An actor brings to a part that he plays the qualities that they, the actor, have. You can't be something that you don't have within yourself.