Actors, lots of times, are great when they have great parts. For me, a lot of times, it's been the part.

A good actor is somebody who can be truthful and fascinating and interesting and enlightening.

That's always something that's really important for an actor - to find an opportunity to do a scene where there is a moment like that, where you manage to connect with everyone.

That's the great thing about being an actor, you get to try out lots of things for your roles.

Well, I always try to look at my characters as being better than I am. That's one of the reasons I guess I became an actor - because you get to create a persona that's bigger or better or more interesting than your own.

It was quite a ride and very conflicting for me, too - to be nominated for an Oscar, to be straight and healthy, and to be getting all these accolades while these people around me were suffering and dying from AIDS.