A good actor knows exactly what the camera wants, what the sound wants, where to find the light and how to tell a good through line and journey.

For me, the key is always trying to find the connection between the audience and the character I'm playing. That's important to me, in any work I do.

I'm a big believer in playing truth and not doing things for effect. It's not about whether you look pretty or glamorous. It's about whether people connect.

I want to be challenged. Every job I've done so far, every character has been completely different and that's really important to me because I don't want to fall into a stereotypical box.

I don't approach my acting as just saying a few lines and then going off-screen. It's a craft. I really invest in trying to make it a craft.

Harness the power of today. Seize the blessings of today! Make something happen, enhance your life, make someone laugh, help a friend, love, love, love!

The most successful are not the most perfect, but the imperfect who dare to believe that they can despite the damning verdict.

Great photography is about depth of feeling, not depth of field.

The only situation a commander can know fully is his own: his opponent's he can know only from unreliable intelligence.

The belief that unhappiness is selfless and happiness is selfish is misguided. It's more selfless to act happy. It takes energy, generosity, and discipline to be unfailingly lighthearted.

If you look even at Pittsburgh, where I grew up, you've now replaced steel jobs with technology jobs, and they pay better.

I talk to myself everyone once in a while. Give myself very good advice. Sometimes I even take it.

I also dreamt about finally meeting the leftist Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek. He is a great role model for me.

The health of nations is more important than the wealth of nations.