Acting, to me, has been many things: It's a business, and it's a craft, and it's a political act - it's whatever adjective is most applicable.

Acting is really about having the courage to fail in front of people.

In the military, you learn the essence of people. You see so many examples of self-sacrifice and moral courage. In the rest of life you don't get that many opportunities to be sure of your friends.

If I'm not doing something or working on something, I literally just sit in the room and think, which I don't think is productive. I won't go outside for days.

For me, becoming a man had a lot to do with learning communication, and I learned about that by acting.

I feel like I'll never get over red carpets. They're so bizarre and awkward.

I have a control problem. I hate the feeling of not being in control.

It's hard to kill that father-son bond.

I loved being in the Marine Corps, I loved my job in the Marine Corps, and I loved the people I served with. It's one of the best things I've had a chance to do.

I used to eat a whole chicken every day, for lunch. I did that for four years. But it got tiring - go to the store, buy it, eat it. It’s a mess.

I originally passed on 'Girls' because I thought TV was evil.

A gifted person who is born in the world can unleash distinctive qualities about him or herself if he or she is confident enough to reveal his or her own strengths towards everyone.

No existing form of anthropoid ape is even remotely related to the stock which has given rise to man.

I love films. I love music. I love poetry and stories. All of that I feel… I sort of get very excited and fed by.

There is a beautiful flow to the study of Zen. If it is not making you happier, then you are not practicing correctly.

People quickly forget that people are people.

We don't we agree that litigation reform to lower the cost of healthcare would be a good starting point?

Good teachers deserve apples; great teachers deserve chocolate. A favorite quotation, written in calligraphy on his office door.

It is atheism to pray and not wait on hope.

There are two worlds: the world where nothing is sacred except money, an the other world, where everything is sacred.

You get what you concentrate upon. There is no other main rule.