I've spent so much of my youth trying to change people or change girls and then having it done to me and people wanting me to change.

The rain probably dampened the spirits of those that decided not to come. But the people who were here didn't know it was raining because they were having so much fun.

Look at what your idea of success would be. The more that you take in external motivators, the more it reduces your ultimate satisfaction because it doesn't come from inside.

Invented the #hashtag.

I love 'Boardwalk Empire.' I really love that world. I love that style. I love all the actors on it.

I think as an actor, you're constantly putting yourself out there, and a lot of times failing - and failing in front of a bunch of people - and sometimes you have a good moment and something clicks.

Nothing is as it seems; everything is as you allow it to be

I'm not a cook. I don't think I ever will be.

I think Aaron Sorkin is like Shakespeare. When you go through it, there is a rhythm and clues all over the place of how it should be played.

When you do a play, you do it for a couple months, and it just gets in your bones. You can learn about somebody that way.

Well, it's always strange to kiss someone with 10, 20, 40 people around.

Your motto: Be Bold, Be Free, Be Truthful.

The desire to create is one of the deepest yearnings of the human soul.

You feel very much like a puppet, but it had been what I was accustomed to - so you just get on with it and try to find something that rings true.

I miss my boats, and I miss having the ability to be out on the water during the daytime and then go skiing at night.

The soul, light as a feather, fluid as water, innocent as a child, responds to every movement of grace like a floating balloon.

Be the same person privately, publically and personally.

Managers are the basic and scarcest resource of any business enterprise.

I’ve lived every day to the fullest, and I’ve had a marvelous time. I’ve tried to be nice to the people I care about, and ignore the ones I don’t. I enjoy what I’ve done.

We are always striving for things forbidden, and coveting those denied us.

I’m blushing at my own stupid, nonsensical, meaningless thought process, which, by the way, nobody knows about except me.