I don't want to go bald, I don't know what's coming up next.
I like a very dry wit, not the big kind of humor like Robin Williams. I don't think I'm capable of that.
I suspect that a lot of studio executives still think of me as 'what's-his-name'.
I'm thrilled with my body of work.
I've been around horses, but I certainly wouldn't call myself a horseman by any means. It's a combination of being very aware of them, and not trusting them.
I've got research, I have my own life experience I can apply, and I have my imagination.
You jot down ideas, memories, whatever, concerning your real life that somehow parallels the character you're playing, and you incorporate that in your scene work.
When he was younger, Chris worked with his father raising registered Hereford cattle in Kansas.
While in college, Chris worked as a set designer at local theatres. At the right place at the right time, he ended up getting some bit-parts in small productions.
In order to prep for his role in Breach, Chris was able to speak with Eric O’Neill (who was played by Ryan Phillippe) in the movie. He was not permitted to speak with Robert Hanssen, who is still serving his life sentence.
Chris' mother, Mary Ann, was a homemaker, and his father, Charles, served as a doctor in the United States Air Force and operated a cattle ranch. His older brother Chuck is a cowboy.
Chris' son with wife Marrianne, Jesse, died on January 2005 from Cerebral Palsy. He was 17 years old.