Michael C. Hall

I mean, the competition is really created by the buzz around the Emmys. It's a totally subjective thing.

I think anybody would be hard pressed not to relate to at least one of the characters, because there's so many different multifaceted people populating this crazy world.

My mother is a survivor who's had a lot of things happen in her life that have been very trying.

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.

I don't like to get in front of people.

I studied international relations and economics at the University of Virginia. I paid my way by working as a bartender in the summer and at three part-time jobs during the year.