I like to know what the gestation of the idea is, I like to know the foundation, and I do a lot of reading and research.

A lot of characters now on TV have moved into being anti-heroes, but I wanted to be the hero.

The marriage between the fantasy and the Westerns is that thing of, if people think you're the best gunslinger around, they're going to come looking for you.

You can't go around saying you're the best, all the time, 'cause it puts a target on your back.

I want to know everything. I'm probably a bit of a pest for the producers because I ask a lot of questions.

I come from the theater and you normally have four or five weeks to prepare. For me, the fun of the job is to pull yourself into a subject that you know nothing about.

There's a great freedom you get when you're making TV that you don't get when you're doing film.

I've been trained by a two-time world champion kickboxer, who's local to where I come from, and who is really just there to keep me fit and healthy while I'm shooting.

It is true that everyone has Problems, and it is also true that every problem has a Solution. If this is the reality of Life, then why not focus on solutions rather than Problems.

Great is thy love.Great is thy mercy.Great is thy faithfulness.

With diligent practice, you will be an expert.

What harsh judges fathers are to all young men!

You are not in charge of the universe; you are in charge of yourself.

There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy and the tired.

We can expect the climate crisis industry to grow increasingly shrill, and increasingly hostile toward anyone who questions their authority.

It's not a big thing, but I guess it's true--big things are often just small things that are noticed.

My first serious girlfriend, when I was 16, was Mormon. I went to her house for 'family home evening,' and I was like, 'Why aren't you people ignoring each other and watching television?'

Slavery has become so engrafted into the policy of the Southern States, that it cannot be eradicated without tearing up by the roots their happiness, tranquillity, and prosperity.