I won't say, 'I have two degrees; I shouldn't be getting your latte.' Because I paid my dues when I got to the table, I actually had something to say.

I'm a believer in paying your dues.

That episode is over, he's paid his dues,

I've paid my dues in the classical trenches.

He paid a lot of dues to get where he is, and now there are a lot of doors open to him. The one he has chosen to walk through throws down a gauntlet. He has the good luck, the charm and the guts to do what he wants, and this film is what he chose to do.

He belongs here. He's paid his dues. He deserves it.