I got an agent. He said, what do you wanna do, and I said, I want an Oscar nomination. That's your job, that's what I'm paying you for. And I got it.

I'm a firm believer that character is highly overrated. Character is a trick that we do with the audience's collusion.

I was a dog in a past life. Really. I'll be walking down the street and dogs will do a sort of double take. Like, Hey, I know him.

That red carpet has to be felt to be believed.

Oh yeah, that's the Holy Grail, Pirates of the Caribbean. Johnny Depp, he's the real deal, isn't he? He doesn't get the girl, and he doesn't care.

Shameless is a rough show, and it’s not for everyone, but it’s also beautiful.

It's hard to be depressed around a ukulele. You just pick it up and you're halfway home.

I'll tell you this about the Oscars - they're real.

There are some older women out there who are just knockouts, real beauties, and they're not getting the roles they should.

Everyone hooks up with George Clooney. He's a genuinely cool guy. He's using his powers for good.

You should know the lines, be prepared, get sleep, and have the script analyzed so you're ready to rock and roll.

A good friend is someone who can love you like a dog and talk to you like a human.

Somewhere within the meeting of our eyes, our souls were bonding, even if our day to day lives were far apart.

The marble not yet carved can hold the form of every thought the greatest artist has.

The more it changes, the more it's the same thing.

We are not the ones who create revolutions. It is the imperialist system and its allies, internal allies, the ones who create revolution.

He that will forget God, will also forget his benefactors.

I was definitely surprised when Talk Radio took off as a play. As a film it has become somewhere between a popular thing and a cult thing.

Your job is to facilitate and improve your capacity so that when an idea comes you can facilitate it. That's your job as a human being, in my opinion anyway.

Be fearless. Have the courage to take risks. Go where there are no guarantees.

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