I think people are happier when they have structure, you know? You realize that as you get older. You have to have rituals and structure.

I think any good actor is an anarchist. They have to be.

I have memories of films that nobody ever saw, that I was very proud of, and those are still great memories.

I copied everything I did in Galaxy Quest from Bill Paxton in Aliens, I owe him some credit.

I had those kind of parents where I watched all of these very sophisticated movies: 'Five Easy Pieces', 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.'

My parents were both actors my dad sort of quite early on. My mother acted for a while, and now she's a painter.

An editor is like a painter. There is a magic in that.

I have a constant sort of melancholy approach to acting that fuels me. I want to do everything.

I've done so many independents for so many years. Leads that nobody's seen.

I sometimes can't do movies just for the money. I really can't. I mean, I've tried. Believe me, I'd love to just take the money and run.

You hit 41 and you don't burn calories like you used to.

I don't have the best dating track record.

Read in order to live.

Setting people to spy on one another is not the way to protect freedom.

TV is a different animal these days. You can bring together really smart writing and directing, in-depth character development and really meaty political and emotional stories.

The theory of the teacher with all these immigrant kids was that if you spoke English loudly enough they would eventually understand.

It is by acts (actions) and not by ideas (mere thoughts) that people [really] live.

You can't imagine a world, quite frankly, without a safe and secure aviation system. And so our job is to really focus on that, and what we need to do to keep it safe and secure.

If he had a mind, there was something on it.

Nature is a frugal mother, and never gives without measure. When she has work to do, she qualifies men for that and sends them equipped.

If it’s time to go, remember what you’re leaving. Remember the best.