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 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.

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.

A huge part of acting in movies is appetite. You do your best work when you've got a lot of appetite and you really want to embrace something. When you get tired, you don't have that hunger.

Peace of mind always precipitates peace on earth.

Happiness comes from striving to make tomorrow better than today and being at peace when yesterday was better than today as well.

Mistakes can be fixed but if you do it more than once, it's no longer a mistake.

Overcoming difficulties leads to courage, self-respect, and knowing yourself.

The age of celebrity editors and monstrous staffing are over.

People in power need to control others in order to maintain power. One of the ways to do that is to take that which is threatening and demonize it.

Boxing is not about your feelings. It's about performance.

You have to finish things - that's what you learn from, you learn by finishing things.

Exhibitionism is like a drug. Hooked in adolescence I was now taking doses so massive they would have killed a novice.

Solvency is maintained by means of a national debt, on the principle, "If you will not lend me the money, how can I pay you?"