'Hunger' definitely changed my life, in terms of being recognized by filmmakers, since that was very much a filmmakers' film.

You want society to accept you; but you can’t even accept yourself.

I keep everything very simple. I like telling stories.

We feel a lot of pressure about looking silly or appearing weak, whatever that means, or being a failure. You have to keep in your head: what's the worst that can happen?

Big things have small beginnings.

Everyone's crazy anyway. And those who think they aren't, are the ones who are even crazier - because they're in denial.

What I find really interesting is to try and mix it up, to push myself and try different things. I don't want to stay in my comfort zone. I want to take risks and keep myself scared.

I’m aware of my weaknesses and THE BEAST WITHIN.

[As an actor] I have ideas, but things should always be fluid. You should always be ready to follow an instinct. Something might reveal itself on the day.

I love to go into a movie and have no idea what's going to happen in it.

Any good kitchen should be stocked up in oysters, shouldn't they?

Fortify your mind, bullet proof your heart, strengthen your soul.

I kind of have to go to the bathroom, " Aria said woozily.Ezra smiled. "Can I come?

My tomb shall be in a spot where the north wind may scatter roses over it.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, unless it is the burning bush, in that case the value of your bird just went up!!

Given the difficulty of resisting such temptations over the longer run, a proper concern for the welfare of congressional souls may well be the ultimate argument in favor of term limitations.

Try this New Year's resolution: I won't check my phone, my tablet, or my computer until I've first read a chapter in my Bible.

I feel about mothers the way I feel about dimples: because I do not have one myself, I notice everyone who does.

I use different media, but I still think as a painter. I organize my forms and colors on a screen like a painter does on a canvas.

In many respects, my best friends were dogs.

I detest acting because it is sheer drudgery.