I've picked up a great appetite for pastrami on rye and a nice cream soda. It is fantastic. So I have to be careful or I'm going to just get really fat.

Any time you get a chance to play a great role, I consider all the qualities I may or may not have attributed to that character and how I would fit into the story.

A custom-tailored suit retains a certain dignity about it.

Growing up, I thought wearing a suit was a burden.

I like to put a little spin on traditional styles as I see them now, probably somewhat inspired by my current job on Boardwalk Empire.

I think there's a stigma to some degree about the outer boroughs and Jersey, and whether their stories are worth telling.

As an actor, I like as much time with the material as possible and given the opportunity, time spent with the other actors in the scene. But that is a rare luxury in working in any TV series.

I'm a real low profile guy. So a date night for me is kind of curled up at home and watching something... have a nice glass of wine, a nice meal and we're all set.

Maybe sometimes we can only see the truth about ourselves if someone shows us where to look.

If we could see the beauty and miracle of transformation that happens to us every second, we would never complain again.

My heart keeps begging me for a reason to keep beating, but I'm running out of lies to tell it

I don't care where I sit, as long as I get fed.

Nothing echoes like an empty mailbox.

Swans moulting die, snow melts to tears, Roses do blush and hang their heads

One of the greatest misconceptions about Theodore Roosevelt - in his time and ours - is that he was impetuous.

Ability to persevere begins with you, the individual. However, change is rarely easy. In fact, sometimes it is downright formidable.

If you must mount the gallows, give a jest to the crowd, a coin the hangman, and make the drop with a smile on your lips.

There are different versions of Islam... it is meaningless to claim to speak in the name of a ‘real’ Islam.