When asked who has been the biggest influence on his career, he says,
"Mary Louise [Parker, his girlfriend and fellow actor] is a tremendous
influence on me. She has incredible discipline. She takes the time
day-to-day to watch people, to listen to people. To understand why
people do things. And to me, a great actor is someone who's incredibly
compassionate. To me, that's really it as far as an actor is
concerned".