I'm shying away from getting lost in really bad movies for really good money.

I did 'Pines,' and everybody wanted me to be the bad boy. Then I did Tony in 'Brooklyn,' and everybody wanted me to be the sweet kid. So I just want to keep everybody on their toes. Basically, that was the thought process.

The old joke in my family is that the last person who isn't from New York was coming from Russia.

There are shows that have been prematurely canceled, but I don't know if 'Smash' was one of them.

I'm just trying to be Emory Cohen.

That's what separates actors - I'll take any risk for a performance.