And I have been able to establish this sort of decent reputation as being a decent character actor.

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.

When they go low, we go high.

Stop being so emotional.""No, stop playing with my emotions.

Absent the edge, we drown in numbness.

I don't know if all the women in the photographs are beautiful, but I do know that the women are beautiful in the photographs.

The endless bonking was exhausting me.

Manners form the great charm of women.

When I want friendship defined - I look at my friends.

I only feel better because people aren't being so abusive to me about my weight.

I think Kenny Chesney or Garth Brooks would be the coolest duet partners. I look up to them so much for their work ethics.

If it's a principle, it's a winner. If it's a tactic, it's a loser.