Matt Bomer

I'm a kid that went to theater school. I thought I was going to be making my living doing plays regionally or in New York or on Broadway, and maybe if I got lucky I would do a movie here or there.

Look, none of the artists who I admire or respect have ever shied away from a role because it might make them unpopular with somebody.

I've definitely had crazy acting teachers.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.

If you're going to go to an audition, you don't want to go in trying to force yourself into some archetype that has been thought up by a director and translated by a casting director.

I would've done anything to work with Satyajit Ray.