I think you spend too much time believing what other people see, rather than what you think.

.....if he’s not man enough to stand up to your father, and take the crap he has to dish out, then he’s not good enough to be with you.

.....You see, Blake, the thing is, I don’t give a sh*t what other people think.

......He was public enemy number one, and he was okay with that. It felt good to be himself.

I’ve come to learn that people are going to hate you and like you, no matter what. I’d rather be around people I want to be around.

Thy lot or portion of life is seeking after thee; therefore be at rest from seeking after it.

I've been largely an improvisational actor for most of my career.

Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.

Earth may embitter, not remove, The love divinely given; And e'en that mortal grief shall prove The immortality of love, And lead us nearer heaven.

I'm not an instinctive actor.

Faith is powerful spiritual dynamic, and it is something God responds to and blesses.

He was my confidant, the person who was always on my side even when he wasn't taking my side.

Every English poet should master the rules of grammar before he attempts to bend or break them.

You could start at a path leading nowhere more fantastic than from your own front steps to the sidewalk, and from there you could go… well, anywhere at all.

A writer must have all the confidence in the world when writing the first draft and none whatsoever when editing subsequent drafts.