I wanted to be in The Emerald Forest. I chased that one for six months before it all came about. I wanted to work with John Boorman!

The first 10 years I was a professional actor, I did Shakespeare.

I think Im pretty politically informed, and I find myself watching Senate hearings on C-SPAN.

We have real cliched ideas of what prison life is like. It is not a happy place. It's a desperate, sad situation.

If you want the advice of an old man, don't be afraid of making mistakes. That's life. Just be sure you're making them for the right reason.

Women are like tea bags.They do not know how strong they are until they get into hot water.

Never throw anything good away -- real wool, pure silk. Put it away and wait for it to come back.

Acting is always going to be number one, but what I learned in film school, I want to make that happen too, so Im going to actually start working on my own.

In a broad systems sense, an organism's environment is indistinguishable from the organism itself.

Oh relax." I waved my hand dismissively. "If he wanted to kill me, he already would have. I brought him all these sharp pencils, ideal for stabbing, and he's been a perfect gentleman.

Instead, I try to adjust to the dawn, letting the tears fall where they may, because it is morning; it is morning and there is so much to see.

I think I'm a bit in love with these girls. They make me feel giddy. Like I haven't a care in the world. Like I'm fearless. Like I used to be.

Sometimes words need music too. Sometimes the descriptions are not enough. Books should be written with soundtracks, like films.

The art of government is to make two-thirds of a nation pay all it possibly can pay for the benefit of the other third.