I kind of did this thing in high school, a spoof of 'Sweeney Todd' called 'Shirley Todd,' and I had a great time doing that.

People are not born heroes or villains; they’re created by the people around them.

A villain is just a victim whose story hasn’t been told.

When people hurt you over and over, think of them like sand paper. They may scratch and hurt you a bit, but in the end, you end up polished and they end up useless.

If you truly own who you are, no one can use you against you.

I couldn't do country, with all due respect to all country music artists. My parents dressed me up with a cowboy hat and we'd go to the rodeo when I was younger and it traumatized me for life.

You can't shy away from your greatness just because you're afraid you're not great enough

Even in the worst of situations-even when it seems no one in the world appreciates you-as long as you have hope, everthing can get better

Courage is one thing that no one can ever take away from you.

To Grandma: Once upon a time, there was a boy who flew.

You don’t get to pick where you’re from, but you always have control of where you’re going.

History is nothing if not far-fetched.

We know that the nature of genius is to provide idiots with ideas twenty years later.

Will the kindness of this letter excuse the shortness of it?

When a person is down in the world, an ounce of help is better than a pound of preaching.

Do you know that the ready concession of minor points is a part of the grace of life?

Music and language are a vital element. We, as actors and directors, offer it to people who want to experience it. Sometimes the actual meaning is less important than the words themselves.

Nowhere on earth has more soul than Detroit.

It's always about a character that I become obsessed with and who refuses to leave me alone.

There's so much kind of bureaucracy involved with the whole concept of net neutrality and like technical stuff.

Acting is never done. We're trying to keep it real and make sure that you're entertained and it seems unrehearsed.