And I was very shy as a kid; if you sang me 'Happy Birthday,' I would cry. Quite shy. So the idea of being an actor, much less a model, was just out of this world.

I'm a third-generation American, so I like that American-looking, Northwestern style with a flannel or jean shirt.

I'm lucky to have my dad in my life. He's very brilliant, I think he's really a smart man, and he's a kind guy.

I mean, I do believe that when you walk on the stage, or onto the screen, that's your character - not you. So it's an interesting challenge, an interesting line to walk.

Acting was just outside of the realm of possibility for me. I grew up in L.A. and around Hollywood but I literally never, honestly, considered it.

I love stories and acting is a way to tell stories. Everyone assumes I've done it my whole life.

So come to the pond, or the river of your imagination, or the harbor of your longing, and put your lips to the world.And live your life.

Pray patiently.Pray purposefully.Pray painstakingly.Pray perfectly.

No one can bar the road to truth, and to advance its cause I am prepared to accept even death.

Every moment must be first known and then savored.

Money is an acquired taste. But, once acquired, it becomes an addiction.

Being a celebrity made me so uncomfortable that I would have preferred standing behind the amplifiers.

Because the players knew that if Billy asked them to jump off a roof, he'd jump off with them.

Geniuses must never die, the progress of mankind depends on us

In a difficulty in the company of the central and the instigator, be successful your central.

I think we're lucky because there are very few people in life who get to do what we're doing.