Obviously I'm not there to pick up anybody, but I'm not afraid to hang out in a predominantly gay establishment.

I grew up without a lot of money and my parents grew up with far less money. And that's kept me in line. Really in line.

What guides me is to do work that's more avant-garde - things that I think are special. You can easily become a celebrity and get caught up in all that blur. I just want to work and surprise myself.

I was a wild, mischievous kid, and I had tremendous imagination. Any experience I had, I'd try to reenact it.

The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

They wouldn't let me do that,