Acting is not a mystery. There's nothing that I know that other actors don't know. We all act, we're all actors, we all know the same thing. The only thing that separates us is experience.

Unless you look like Brad Pitt, it's really hard to have full control of your character.

Im a character actor, and I made a choice when I was young, after Mystic Pizza, not to go for the mainstream stuff, and to do a more eclectic kind of route.

It's like why people read scary books or go see scary movies. Because it creates a distance. They're scared, but they're not going to get hurt.

This haunting idea of becoming a celebrity doesn't settle well with me at all.

When I was younger I used to pick things just to face the fear.

It's pretty simple, pretty obvious: that people's first impressions of people are really a big mistake.

If you try to go beyond your interests just for the sake of pretensions or wealth, your art becomes less legitimate.

To me the definition of true masculinity - and femininity, too - is being able to lay in your own skin comfortably.

The key is always to speak in your own voice. Speak the truth. That's Acting 101.

I found my niche as a character actor, and I've never felt like a movie star or teen idol and never wanted to.

Every book is a children's book if the kid can read!

Love, happiness, peace - these are not final destinations. They are in every moment, every breath, everything.

Tears are another river that takes us home. We become alive with tears. There isn’t a chance to return to sleep when we are weeping.

Here's to woman! Would that we could fold into her arms without falling into her hands.

A woman, even a brilliant woman, must have two qualities in order to fulfill her promise: more energy than mere mortals, and the ability to outwit her culture.

The mind scolds the heart, which makes excuses and goes its own way.

Every time you are passing the test, you are coming closer to Krishna.

The persons hardest to convince that they're at the retirement age are children at bedtime.

Some shows, like PPG, tape in a group session, which is always more fun because you can play off each other.