I was trained to be an actor, not a star.

The difference between a hero and a coward is one step sideways.

I was trained to be an actor, not a star. I was trained to play roles, not to deal with fame and agents and lawyers and the press.

Like a duck on the pond. On the surface everything looks calm, but beneath the water those little feet are churning a mile a minute.

Things parents say to children are oftentimes not heard, but in some cases you pick up on things that your parent would like to see you have done.

I do not like assassins, or men of low character.

Dysfunctional families have sired a number of pretty good actors.

Seventy-five per cent of being successful as an actor is pure luck. The rest is just endurance.

Honesty isn't enough for me. That becomes very boring. If you can convince people what you're doing is real and it's also bigger than life - that's exciting.

Hollywood loves to typecast, and I guess they saw me as a violent guy.

My wife and I take what we call our Friday comedy day off. We watch standup comics on TV. The raunchier the better. We love Eddie Izzard.

The trouble with opportunity is that it always comes disguised as hard work.

For me hope isn't wishful thinking or blind faith about the future. It's a stance toward life - one of curiosity and humility.

There's so much more to life than what you're feeling now

It’s as much a writer’s concern, who is responsible to his readers for all the books written before him as well as those which will be written after him.

My bosses cautioned me about my candor. Now my GE career is over, and I'm telling you that it was my candor that helped make it work.

If people live in constant fear of death, and if breaking the law is punished by death, then who would dare?

Most of us can't even begin to imagine.

When smart people are nice, it's always terrifying, because I know they're taking in everything and thinking all kinds of smart and potentially judgmental things.

I don't like to move the camera that much anyway.

Love is not about what you want. It's about finding happiness for the one you love.