“I think you have to kind of feel like you're pretty handsome and cool ...” — Jimmi Simpson Quote

I think you have to kind of feel like you're pretty handsome and cool to be able to step into an audition for some kind of lead hero, and that's just not how I look.

It's an old-fashioned, very outdated, non-functioning idea that we can drain all the resources from directly around us and skyrocket to the top of a skyscraper, and that's success. We have to understand that when one has to leech from others to that degree, then that's something we need to watch and stop.

Pretty much, I am always open to input from everyone; although I don't require it, the feedback is conducive to getting the play together.

Theatre is really difficult, so it's important that you have a director that kind of understands that and is really hands on.

For PSP, we play the 'SOCOM' game as a team on the plane, and it's pretty cool because you can connect to everyone.

Wearable technology is a big trend, and a lot of people have been trying to figure out how to take it from band or bracelet to clothing. We thought it'd be cool to make a shirt that can monitor your body measurements.

Sitting at the table during Color Purple and looking up and suddenly realizing I was acting in front of Steven Spielberg, was pretty cool. It was pretty good.

When I was growing up, there were a few musicians who would have regular gigs at restaurants, and I always thought it was so cool and unexpected how they would spontaneously perform. Being the ambitious kid that I was, I got into it and really studied it. I was so inspired by it.