I don't know what an audience wants to see but I know what I like to see.

Strive to be authentic all the time. That's sort of my philosophy on life, which applies to acting.

Well I think that the mind of a serial killer and the mind of the detectives represent the duality we face as people.

It's exciting to think that something I'm involved in is touching so many people in so many cultures.

Acting is constant exploration.

The real rub is finding that authentic self and it's not something that's going to come to you overnight.

Some of the best movies made about crime are those where the crime solver can get inside the head of the serial killer, and those are the techniques we use in C.S.I.

You know, dramas are much more expensive to do than say a comedy, so any kind of deficit like that is picked up on when it comes time for them to pick up new shows.

The worst acting is about imitation.

It isnt always hard work that does the job.

I look forward to the end of all this money-making part of the career, to be truthful.

In my experience, anyone can paint if he doesn't have to.

In AI, Spielberg is bleaching the dirt out of the human mind and leaving behind only the vacant gaze of machine 'love'. Coca Cola ads do much the same thing - and they don't take two hours.

Growing up, I saw my dad do charity work for children with health issues. That had a profound effect on me.

Never mistake talking about writing for actual writing.

I love surprises and coincidences. I love them even more when I don't pass them off as luck, but rather recognize them as a sign that my life's course is right on track.

I'm about to rupture something," he was informed, as the big, gaily wrapped box she was carrying smacked into the small of his back again. She had an uncanny ability to hit the same spot every time.

I consider Western Christianity in its practical working a negation of Christ's Christianity.

Old black water, keep on rollin' Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' on me?

Anyone who tries to separate or divorce domestic politics from international politics does not get it, and that might be dangerous for the future of Western Muslims.

Jaguars, afterall, were fairly common, and so people were more respectful than afraid of them, just as they were of any other natural force.