" You have to like your character, because if you don't,
no one else will either."
" I'm grateful for the attention, because it validates that I'm doing
something."
" I think it's good that men are being objectified because since forever
women have been objectified. We're flipping the coin because things have been
lopsided on TV and film for so long. Another good point to the show is that
it portrays men's sensuality. They're not just all about sex and only sex."
"You are preparing yourself for a scene, and the most important thing
is to remain emotionally available and remain in the moment with your scene
partner. You don't want to let your own self-consciousness block the flow
of creativity that's coming out so that you can act and react, and play what
the scene is all about."
"I mean, let's face it, it's 2000 and people are beginning to wake up
on some level. I think that, as I was saying earlier, there's just no denying
the impact that showing people the truth can have. It allows people to understand
themselves, and when you understand yourself you can understand the people
around you. And then you can begin to let go of all the bullshit that leads
into things like world wars, racism, stereotypes, and bigotry."
"I am straight. And the reason I haven't talked about it is because of
the show and the way they were promoting it."
Über Brian
"Brian is an archetypal character, a bit like Don Juan, which is how
I play him. He's a blast to play. He believes unapologetically in his freedom.
He holds nothing back. Something I'm learning is, you can't hate the character
you play. If I think my character is an asshole, that's all that will come
across. He is drawn in an extreme way, but that doesn't mean he's not a
person."