I was trying to pay the bills with poems, and it was easy to memorize my poems, because I'd be riding my bike in California trying to memorize them before going on stage at a poetry lounge.

Actors are intelligent. Yet, many of them do not communicate well. That's what makes it so hard to have a relationship with one.

I think, by nature you know, I'm very attracted and I gravitate toward the very strong girl who can watch a ballgame, but who's also extremely feminine.

If reality shows are so popular, that means their viewers are screaming for more realness.

My priorities are leaning more towards family, and I credit my southern upbringing to that. I was raised in the church as well, and God plays a big role in my upbringing and my life.

What we have as artists is the immortalization opportunity that others don't have, because our work is lasting; it's there forever to view.

For me, I'm always looking for the opportunity for a character that challenges me and lets me play two for the price of one.

Poetry has, in a way, been my bridge to my acting career.

The reason why people don't get called back to sequels is because they did badly in the original [movie].

I've been described as a smart actor because I've attended college. Or I've been called an artsy jock. And I am thinking, 'So, are actors supposed to be dumb?

A powerful person is equally cool with their flaws and things that aren't powerful about them at all.

So I would choose to be with you, That's if the choice were mine to make, But you can make decisions too, And you can have this heart to break

Everything in Scripture is either preparation for the Gospel, presentation of the Gospel, or participation in the Gospel.

Journalists prize independence - not teamwork.

There is no intellectual road to God...No, we need God to wake us up to our need of a Savior.

You may alter an opinion, but you cannot alter a #‎ fact .

If you can keep your son off the pipe and your daughter off the pole, you're ahead of the game.

And she could never give me an answer. And I realized that, you know, I had a problem on my hands.

Robert Louis Stevenson... I'm focusing on the late short stories that I was ignorant of. I always thought he was a boys' author, but he's not at all.

O Heavenly Father, convert my religion from a name to a principle! Bring all my thoughts and movements into an habitual reference to Thee!

Whenever we accept an idea as authority instead of as instrument, an idol is set up. We worship the plough, and not the fruit.