when i was a kid, i liked peter lorre and sidney greenstreet, and all of those guys who had an unusual way of talking and had exotica lives. i would be happy with that. you asked me what would terrify me, and i think that would be if i was asked to play a straight romantically, because i have done so little of that. i had an opportunity to do a small part in a film coming up in which i am have a love scene with a fairly famous actress, and that is going to give me some sleepless evenings. tavis: your fans know that your wife is a famous actress on a show called "true blood." what would she say? >> she would just say to do what you do. i am sure she would say, "you do all right at home." tavis: that is what you want your wife to say. your referenced over the course of this conversation the beginnings of your career. how did this happen? how did you know that being in thespian was going to be your vocation? >> i knew it as a teenager because i found my niche in school. i was not an athlete, and i loved the marching band, but i could not play an instrument to save myself, so drama club, a