I'm an actor because I love movies, and always have loved movies. I'm a film buff.

My parents used to do these little film festivals in our house where we'd watch all the Marx Brothers movies, or Chaplin movies, and a lot of westerns.

I remember pretending to be the characters in the movies when I was a little kid.

I carry around a black leather Moleskine journal all the time. And I always write ideas down, especially when I'm on set and working with actors like Jeremy Irons and Viola Davis and learning from them.

My favorite one... it's hard to pick a favorite. But the one I really love a lot is 'A Serious Man.' I just love, love 'A Serious Man.'

It isn't hard to be in a relationship because I've always loved to be in a relationship, and I love to be in love.