Any time you end a relationship, and everyone has ended plenty in their life, it's always a tough thing and hard to get over.

And in a world without heroes, as the movie trailer voice-over guy might say, the slightly awkward can be slightly cool.

There's no conversation more boring than talking about what it's really like to live in Newport and how the show compares to the real thing. I just don't care.

Comic books aren't nerdy. You'd have to be an idiot to think computers are nerdy.

I always enjoyed movies and in hindsight I realise how captivating they were to me.

I consider The O.C. as my college. It was four years and I made friends who I'll have forever.

I have a pretty lousy voice.

I just want to be in good things that I want to see, and I want to work with talented people who are smarter than myself.

I like an interesting movie even if it's controversial or offensive, depending on your taste.

I like to always have humour in whatever I do.

I want to work with intelligent people and look for scripts that I think are intelligent and surprising.

I worry that I can come off smarmy. I wonder if I was listening to myself if I'd want to kick my own ass.

I'm a fake intellectual.

I've had to fight for roles and I've lost a hundred roles, but 'Smoking' and 'Smith' were phone calls. That's the dream.

If I don't direct a movie at some point, I've failed personally.

It helps if you don't date other actors, but actresses are beautiful. How can you say no?

It's bad writing, however naturalistic it's written, that's where you have to do your best acting.

My best jokes are so cheap. All I do is say things sarcastically.

Really, as long as I am working and have diversity, I am happy.

Transitioning to being an unemployed film actor is different, but it's fun and I've been looking forward to it for a while.