I always thought I'd be a New York theater actor, riding my bicycle to rehearsal. That was all I ever wanted.

I know I wasn't as handsome as some other guys, but I was OK with that.

All over the world, young men and young women will always dream dreams.

The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool.

The ambition, the drive, the wanting to be the center of attention, the wanting to succeed... They're all inside me somewhere.

I didn't go out looking for negative characters; I went out looking for people who have a struggle and a fight to tackle. That's what interests me.

Don't let people treat you like a cigarette, they only use you when they're bored and step on you when they're done. Be like drugs, let them die for you.

I work constantly but I work at a lot of different things. You know, I run a theater company in New York, I direct plays, act in plays, in movies, so I try to keep it eclectic.

No one wants to be pretentious about what they do or take it seriously, because that is just weird.

I think you should be serious about what you do because this is it. This is the only life you've got.

To be loved, I think, is the thing that gets you up in the morning.

God cares about even the least part of us

The people of Egypt are an intelligent people with a glorious history who left their mark on civilization.

The tea party venerates the Constitution while despising the political system it has produced.

These days, our senses are bombarded with aggression. We are constantly confronted with global images of unending, escalating war and violence.

The only way to cure the disease is to find happiness and meaning now.

The truth is always greater than the words we use to describe it.

Ordinary people can do extraordinary things.

Art doesn't reflect what we see; it makes us see.

Styrofoam and plastic milk jugs are biodegradable! Do you know what isn't biodegradable? Paper!

I think I always stand up for what I believe in.