I'm fascinated by rap and by hip-hop. I think there's a lot of poetry in it. There's a lot of anger, a lot of social energy in it. And I think you'd better listen to it pretty carefully, 'cause it's important.

The bare recollection of anger kindles anger.

There was never an angry man that thought his anger unjust.

I think we all have a lot of darkness in our bellies. As an actor, the challenge of tapping into that, reaching down into that sadness or anger, is very therapeutic.

Allowing children to show their guilt, show their grief, show their anger, takes the sting out of the situation.