I act because I have to, because I need to find out whether I can do it or not - that's what drives me and excites me and lights me up.

Every moment of living has its own logic, its own meaning.

Acting has always been such escapism for me.

It's lovely to work with a group of actors who make you laugh and smile.

When it comes to my work, I'm fearless. I go with my gut.

I need someone who understands an artist's mentality. I couldn't be with someone who wouldn't let me have my freedom.

I'd love to work on a real girl piece with some fabulous actresses. I feel like I've worked with so many men.

I don't want to be doing fashion shoots and being interviewed about where I shop. Who cares?

I think when you're an actor and you're drawing on your emotions all the time, you need to be quite steady.

The reason I act is because I'm trying to understand why people are as they are.

I'd prefer to go under the radar and just do the acting without being famous for it.

Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader - not the fact that it is raining, but the feeling of being rained upon.

Something as simple as better breastfeeding could save a million children a year.

I only have one superstition: I make sure to touch all the bases when I hit a home run.

To find beauty in the sad, hope in the midst of loss, and dignity in failure is great poetic art.

I like to think Im a pretty good-natured guy and pretty civil and probably not ever truly guilty in any serious way of any legal infractions.

With any character, the main objective is to bring authenticity to the role.

There's no nobility in poverty.

I think that if writers don't speak about real life, it's because they don't know it.

A man does not possess all the gifts, lest he think that grace is nature.

I'm an old fashioned joint smoker ya know.