I've long been a fan of Chiwetel Ejiofor. I think he's a great actor. He's my kind of guy. He does what I aspire to do.

No one has a name in 'The Road.' Like Cormac McCarthy's novel from which it's adapted, 'The Road' features characters such as the man, the boy, the wife, the old man and the veteran.

I just like a good story. I want the story to be good and I want the character to be different than the last one I played. That's not always possible, but that's what I want.

The other day, someone called me this generation's Bruce Dern - I'd never thought of that, and frankly, I don't know enough of Bruce Dern's work to comment on it, though he is an incredible actor.

Well, one of my favorite ones to work on - besides just about any scene from 'Deadwood' - was my scene with Brad Pitt in 'Assassination of Jesse James'. That was just a fun day.

I actually started in comedy, but then after 'Deadwood' I started concentrating on the dramas more. But then I just got tired for raping and killing and figured, 'It's time to do another comedy.

Everyone thinks their family is the craziest family in the world. Like, 'My God, my family's crazy!

I have been really lucky in my career, with the diversity of it. I get to play really complex people.

I have such a crush on Shirley Manson. I think she's the coolest thing.

I love a good fight and I think a bad fight can ruin a movie. I really do.

I've always liked stories. I'm always reading, ever since I was a kid. I've always been reading and wanting to be in some other world.

How can you love people without encouraging them? And how can you be loyal to people without educating them.

Timing can be everything and wisdom requires the patience to wait as well as the courage to leap when the time becomes right.

Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long and in the end, it's only with yourself.

Where can we go to find God if we cannot see Him in our own hearts and in every living being.

Everything has a natural explanation. The moon is not a god but a great rock and the sun a hot rock.

While writing a novel I almost completely stop reading books in the same sub-genre for the duration.

I've always known I wanted a family.

I should write a book. I've always wanted to write a book. I should write a book about kids who see dead people.

There is no loneliness like the loneliness of crowds, especially to those who are unaccustomed to them.

I love God, and I'm a follower.