I think in both of those situations, it's important as an actor to learn, despite the success I had as a kid, that it's important to understand what it means to be a small fish in a big pond.

A true friend is someone who says nice things behind your back.

You have film actors doing TV, rap stars doing TV, with everyone kind of crossing the line.

There've been many a season where I couldn't get work, and I think that you learn character development and you learn how to really want what you do in life when you can't really do it.

Why are you messing with the fantasy? We know about the reality. Don't ruin the fantasy, OK?

I think that obstacles lead to growth and ultimately, the most learning I've done in my life is between jobs.

It's funny, like 15 years ago when I was a kid doing all the John Hughes movies, I remember Bruce Willis was the only guy who was transitioning from television into film.

years later, it's all the TV stars with the film deals, whether it's the cast of Friends or That '70s Show now with Ashton and other people doing stuff.

First of all, it was in my contract. I knew I would be directing an episode.

I think my favorite, and Coppola and that whole thing. East coast Italian directors I guess.

That, we encourage, and I think we're doing a pretty good job with the website and also the DVD, like the first season came out and the second season's being prepared now.

The best way to create a better future is to do your best at this very moment.

In a kingdom of thieves, the ways of an honest man will always be a crime.

A wealthy mindset minimizes expenses in self-entertainment and maximizes investments in self-education.

Isn't that what everyone wants, just for a moment to be unencumbered?

My daughter always behaved in restaurants. And if she didn't, she's going out. I mean, one of the parents is going to take her outside. Immediately.

We all die twice - once when we actually die and once when no one on earth recognizes our photograph.

A man who has committed a mistake and does not correct it is committing another mistake.

The job of an editor is to ensure a consistent voice.

Acting's not my whole life. My children definitely come first.

Knowledge for the sake of understanding, not merely to prevail, that isthe essence of ourbeing.None candefine its limits, or set its ultimate boundaries.