I think Aaron Sorkin is like Shakespeare. When you go through it, there is a rhythm and clues all over the place of how it should be played.

The rain probably dampened the spirits of those that decided not to come. But the people who were here didn't know it was raining because they were having so much fun.

Look at what your idea of success would be. The more that you take in external motivators, the more it reduces your ultimate satisfaction because it doesn't come from inside.

Invented the #hashtag.

I love 'Boardwalk Empire.' I really love that world. I love that style. I love all the actors on it.

I think as an actor, you're constantly putting yourself out there, and a lot of times failing - and failing in front of a bunch of people - and sometimes you have a good moment and something clicks.

Nothing is as it seems; everything is as you allow it to be

I'm not a cook. I don't think I ever will be.

When you do a play, you do it for a couple months, and it just gets in your bones. You can learn about somebody that way.

Well, it's always strange to kiss someone with 10, 20, 40 people around.

There's been a lot of times that I thought I'd never work again; I was really bummed out.

The more the words of others impressed him with their factual content, the more he felt he must wait for his own facts before being tempted into words.

Focus is a weapon as much as much as your bow.

I have more confidence than I ever have before.

There seem to be two ways of generating interest from the reader: withholding information or by telling the reader on the first page exactly what's going to happen.

Short stories demand a certain awareness of one's own intentions, a certain narrowing of the focus.

When I travel, I have almost all of my possessions with me. That's how little I own.

Sometimes we come up with something great, but a lot of times it just feels like work.

Life is a gift of God, of the God of Coincidence!

No one really wants to be laughed at.

War seems to come out of nowhere, like rust that suddenly pops up on iron after a storm.