I mean, it's real hard to be free when you are bought and sold in the marketplace.

There's only two people in your life you should lie to... the police and your girlfriend.

People who speak in metaphors should shampoo my crotch.

My whole career strategy has been to build a base so that I could take the roles I want to play. I'd hate to think that a shorter part might not be available because I was worried about my billing.

I'm Irish. I think about death all the time.

Beer, it's the best damn drink in the world.

With my sunglasses on, I'm Jack Nicholson. Without them, I'm fat and 60.

The minute that you're not learning I believe you're dead.

Human beings are always going to find interesting ways of making a mess of their lives. It's human nature.

I don't think many people have a very good understanding of leisure and the importance it plays in our lives.

Men dominate because of physicality, and thus they have mercy where women do not.

A book is a mirror: if an ape looks into it an apostle is hardly likely to look out.

I am more of a surprise kind of guy. I love to find out as I go.

I just hope bluegrass entertainers take care of their music and take care of their fans. If you don't practice, the man next door who is practicing will beat you.

My wife is my best friend, by far my best friend.

Kathy Bates is sexy. It's partly because of her talent, but she's got a great face, and a great laugh.

To be modest means that you have something to be modest about.

We all know Gael - when he's at his best, it's tough to play.

It's a wonderful thing to write. You can reclaim the things you lost.

Why does life feel, to us as we experience it, so desperately urgent and so utterly pointless at the same time?

I think we can make a difference in the lives of the poor, and the millions.