Death frees the beast.

You go back to those films of the '40s and '50s and hear the dialogue, the way the people played off each other, the wordplay. I think we've really lost that in movies.

I just like to keep challenging myself, keep it varied. It's a craft, and I'm constantly trying to learn and get better at it.

Parenthood and family come first for me, and when I'm not working I'm cool with the Teletubbies.

I feel for those 19-year-olds who get thrust into the limelight that young.

It's important to me that everyone is treated with respect.

I always want my options to be open.

Every journalist who is not too stupid or too full of himself to notice what is going on knows that what he does is morally indefensible.

You won't find a better young actor than Jaeden Lieberher. I ended up having one of the best times with him, really. Going to work with him every day was a treat.

The sexiest part of the body is the eyes. That's what I believe.

I don't think you necessarily identify and believe in the motifs of the character, but you have to want to play it and want to commit to the lines.

Unanimous hatred is the greatest medicine for a human community.

Doing what you love is a sacred life.

Trust was now a four-letter word.

Who rebels with mathematics?

Fortunately, as we all know, it's impossible for anybody but Jimmy Smith to really sound like Jimmy Smith.

I didn't have all the expectations and the publicity. It probably made me work harder and learn more. It was a blessing in disguise.

Do dead man dream? The dead themselves are silent on the matter

When your arm gets hit, the ball is not going to go where you want it to.

Until you start thinking right, you will never start behaving right. Repentance always deals with the changing of the mind.

I always like to challenge myself. I never want to be put into a box.