I'm a real low profile guy. So a date night for me is kind of curled up at home and watching something... have a nice glass of wine, a nice meal and we're all set.

Any time you get a chance to play a great role, I consider all the qualities I may or may not have attributed to that character and how I would fit into the story.

I've picked up a great appetite for pastrami on rye and a nice cream soda. It is fantastic. So I have to be careful or I'm going to just get really fat.

A custom-tailored suit retains a certain dignity about it.

Growing up, I thought wearing a suit was a burden.

I like to put a little spin on traditional styles as I see them now, probably somewhat inspired by my current job on Boardwalk Empire.

I think there's a stigma to some degree about the outer boroughs and Jersey, and whether their stories are worth telling.

As an actor, I like as much time with the material as possible and given the opportunity, time spent with the other actors in the scene. But that is a rare luxury in working in any TV series.

If you stop giving, you stop the stream of abundance.

There are times when you see how ridiculous is this life, how ludicrous it is, you know, leaving your house every morning and being followed by paparazzi.

Do you find yourself making excuses when you do not perform? Shed the excuses and face reality. Excuses are the loser's way out. They will mar your credibility and stunt your personal growth.

I'm an actor and I love to find new collaborations and new characters where I can grow as an actor and human being.

Be completely true to yourself and you'll be happy.

Tantric Zen is more suited for this age that we live in. It give you rules, but in a gentle way. It's not as demanding.

How or by what magic is it, that we convey our thoughts to one another with such case and accuracy?

My wife is - in the strictest sense - my sole companion, and I need no other. There is no vacancy in my mind any more than in my heart.

To be the people of God without regeneration, is as impossible as to be the children of men without generation.

I don't think we should ever be at war. That's kind of naive, I suppose.