I just think, as a species, what we [people] enjoy most is creation and creativity, and telling stories is an extension of expressing all the thoughts and ideas that we have inside of ourselves.

Every morning we have a choice -- forget our dreams or live them.

To get to play a bad person and do bad things in a safe environment like 'Arrow' was pretty amazing.

Before Fringe I was in Dirty Sexy Money playing Jeremy Darling who was this bratty New York socialite.

Fringe' was the first time I realized that I could ever man up in a character and make this transition from being a boy or a young man into actually being a man.

Whatever kind of story you're telling, whether it's a genre piece for a comic book or whatever it is, it has importance because it's all a metaphor for the existence of our being.

I think what's so great about 'Arrow' is that they really ground everything in reality.

I think everyone thinks their family is insane, and every family is insane. There is no real normal.

The more you spend time with a character, the more you see different nuances of that character.

It takes 43 muscles to frown and 3 to raise the middle finger.

There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved.

Theatre is a weapon. For that reason it must be fought for.

Hard times don't create heroes. It is during the hard times when the "hero" within us is revealed.

I learned how to have a little bit of distance when I explained songs and a little bit of distance when I wrote them. I think this is more interesting any way in art.

Sometimes you don't choose the material; the material chooses you.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not ashamed of my body, I just don't see any reason to not cover it up as much as possible. ... I'm someone who considered becoming a nun, for the outfit.

If your oxygen mask drops down, it's time to take a breather!

In my wildest dreams i never thought- well, I never thought I'd work

Someone once described me as a maverick and that's what I would say. I'm a maverick not by choice but by conviction.