I like playing flawed characters, people who aren't perfect.

There's a hysterical, tired sense of humor that comes after working 14 hours a day, six days a week. I like those things because they take the pressure off the constant stress

To people outside, they think, Gee, that's great. You get to go here and there. The other side of that is our expression, This is location, not vacation

I had already done a lot of research for Rough Riders, keeping notebooks and old photographs. Some of the books were antiques for that time period, with the covers falling off.

While I was doing these plays in the beginning, I wasn't getting paid. I thought of it more as a hobby. Then I realized how seriously a lot of these people took what they were doing

I didn't know how to go about preparing for the part of someone who can't remember who he is. The frustration angle is written in, but there's also this incredible passive state

In this industry, the new owners prefer to kill anything they weren't responsible for.

You can't think that you're playing a villain, or you'll end up with a cartoon. You have to think about him as a person and a hero.

I wrote a script. I actually enjoyed writing it more than acting. It's about the Irish rebellion of 1920, which is a fascinating period and place for me

I have family obligations and all that stuff. I get my kids six weeks in the summer, which is a real intense period of time. I'm with them every minute of the day

I feel more comfortable doing films with groups of guys. It's a lot easier for me. There's a difference with women: you can't take them to dinner every night and go crazy

A search can either damage or undamaged the soul

I like bawdy humor. I love bawdy humor, but not dirty humor.

Worry does not mean fear, but readiness for the confrontation.

Song "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" is actually about syphilis.

God is the ultimate steward. He even turns our tears into the seeds of a hope filled future.

The art which is grand and yet simple is that which presupposes the greatest elevation both in artist and in public.

I love it when my books cause controversy, when people argue violently about the ending.

Be patient with yourself even when you make mistakes.

Wherever she was, holy laughter was present to heal and redeem.

Social media and young people, art, music, all communications make this one of the most active times for activism. It will be a time of change.