I've played almost every lead character from Henry VI to Othello. I'm dying to tackle Richard III sometime.

Artists should always think of themselves as cosmic instruments for storytelling.

I believe in Christianity, Judaism and Islamism, but I stay away from churches, synagogues and mosques.

I suddenly discovered that acting made girls notice me.

I seek a deeper truth, but I don't think I have to go to a building designated for worship to find it.

I've always tried to explore the humorous aspects of life.

It's not like I played a villain and everyone goes 'ugh, there's that guy again'.

I talk to the universe all the time.

One of the things we're taught as actors is restraint - don't jump off the cliff.

To me, the job of a playwright is to explore and bring to light our lives. You can't hold back; you have to give in to this. Sometimes, you say things people don't want to hear.

Opinions are like hearts. Everyone has one, but they are not ALL healthy.

Seated here in contemplations lost, my thought discovers vaster space beyond, supernal silence and unfathomed peace

If this is dying I don't think much of it.

There's nothing as exciting as a comeback - seeing someone with dreams, watching them fail, and then getting a second chance.

The young women in my classes are feisty and clever and believe, often with the passion of youthful optimism, that feminism is a battle already won. I worry for them - and for my daughters, too.

I look at where I'm at today and realize that most of my success is owed to the mentors that was in my life.

But I simply can't stand a view limited to this earth, I feel life is so small unless it has windows into other worlds...I like mathematics largely because it is not human.

The great rebalancing -- what does recovery mean today?

I don't read reviews any more, but I'm told by my publisher who gives me an account of what people have been writing and it's been a very split kind of response.

I've seen Jaws [movie], like, 800 times. And I love it.