I like taking risks and I decided to put every bit of me into the role.

Twin Peaks was special because it was so groundbreaking. In the early 90s it really changed television a lot. A bunch of weird shows, like Northern Exposure, came on after that.

In a perfect world, I could be doing some bigger films and balance that with some independent films because they seem to be the most challenging and unique

I was a brat. It was crazy, I was very picky. In other words, I didn't take advantage of what was happening

Bleaching my hair for Two Moon Junction... my hair was fried and I looked like an idiot.

I don't think I could ever do a network sitcom because the humor is often based on some trite circumstance. I don't want to be a part of a show where it's mostly about coming up with the jokes.

Even if your work touches one person, that's an amazing gift.

I think there's an anxiety in life where we automatically tend to look to the next thing or we're complaining about the past. Worrying is not going to make it happen or not happen

Now I know why guys like to hug girls. You guys just want to cop a feel. I can't believe that I've fallen for it all these years!

I'm honest. I say what I feel. I try to be tactful, but I can't not say what I feel. I have a really big problem with that.

I loved working on Of Mice and Men. It was a wonderful group of people. John Malkovich is to me one of the best actors around right now-and a lot of fun to work with.

The only way to survive eternity is to be able to appreciate each moment.

Education is the only currency which you can spend in every country of the world without losing its value.

When I pass-away (as each of us must) release a balloon into the sky with ashes attached, to celebrate my graduation... My graduation from this life to the next.

Developing your emotional intelligence will allow you to explore new depths of understanding in yourself and others.

You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call 'failure' is not the falling down, but the staying down.

When you know even for a moment That it's your time Then you can walk with the power Of a thousand generations

Only in North America is it regarded as a major achievement to speak one language moderately well.

I've loved someone since I was seventeen but I can't have him and I can't give him up. So until I can do that no one else will stand a chance.

Paul Harvey was the most listened to man in the history of radio. ... There is no one who will ever come close to him.

The Democrat is the party that's gonna keep you poor!