For a while I had a blues band in L.A., but I realized I was too optimistic to play the blues. I did not have the misery in my heart that the blues required.

This is real human drama, we're not creating some amusement park ride for the summer. Even though the movie is really exciting to watch, it's got a real pathos behind it.

A lot of times, good improv is when both people, or however many people are in the scene, really have no idea what the next thing you're going to say is.

I was never a very dependable employee for anything. Perfect for the actor's life!

There is something about the water - that solitary kind of peaceful feeling. You're on earth but not quite.

Being unprepared makes me nervous. I'm old-fashioned show folk.

I don't know who I am, to tell you the truth.

I find people attractive for more subtle reasons than just the way they look.

I like people who are able to keep pushing themselves and challenging themselves even after great success.

Acting's all about the confidence you exude, especially on film. I mean, nervousness isn't attractive in anyone, but a film camera will seek it out and punish you.

I love that people can't place me. They don't know my name. That's 'mission accomplished' in my world.

It is in your own power to maintain the beauty of your soul, or to be a decent human being.

Forget I ever referred to my mother and screwing in the same sentence. That's just .... wrong. On so many levels.

I would love to have been a documentary filmmaker; I just didn't have the resources to do that.

Told her she was beautiful. Didn't give up when she didn't believe me.

Jeez banana! Shut your freaking gob!

In this job, there are some simple pleasures that really help you cope. One is books, I mean, books are a great escape. Books are a way to get your mind on something else.

When you come close to selling out, reconsider.

I liked to read but, being a dancer, I didn't have a lot of time to read.

I thought about texting Lucas, but what would i say? That I'd tossed and turned all night, thinking of his hands on me?

Anything can serve as a counterfeit god, especially the very best things in life.