American people are not evil. Given information, they will do the right thing. But they're not given the information.

I was a sports fan, but I also went to peace marches.

There's nothing more boring than unintelligent actors, because all they have to talk about is themselves and acting. There have to be other things.

What you get is what you get. What you do with what you get, that’s more the point.

I love iconoclasts. I love individuals. I love people that are true to themselves, whatever the cost.

I'm the kind of person who does not remember bad things.

To the world you may be just one person but to one person you may be the world The road to finding 'the one' is paved with a bit of promiscuity.

I ran spotlight. Swept up. Did box office. Ran the lighting board. But acting was the most fun.

My philosophy is, don't take no for an answer and be willing to sacrifice your entire project for freedom.

You get money out of acting. You get gray hair out of directing. Actually, I get more of a rush from directing.

I learned much more about acting from philosophy courses, psychology courses, history and anthropology than I ever learned in acting class.

A woman's apathy is far more devastating than her wrath.

An atheist is a person who has nobody to blame when he screws up.

I am still playing 'Words With Friends,' but on Virgin Atlantic.

The public must come to see that chess is a violent sport. Chess is mental torture.

I've had a lot of practice and wrong's what I do best.

Confidence comes from creating something and knowing what I'm supposed to be doing and feeling like I'm good at what I'm supposed to be doing.

Writers are frequently asked why they wrote their first book. A more interesting answer might come from asking them why they wrote their second one.

I didn't like anything about myself - my looks, my personality. I was very, very angry.

I like 'Donnie Darko;' it's a cool take on dreams and sleep.

Im a devotee of Dracula, which was a pathfinder in horror and vampire fiction.