I went in the Marines when I was 16. I spent four and a half years in the Marines and then came right to New York to be an actor. And then seven years later, I got my first job.

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.

There's no shame in fear, my father told me, what matters is how we face it.

Man is fond of reckoning up his troubles, but does not count his joys.

I'm a professional writer and I consider it part of my job to publicise my work and these days part of that job is done online.

The real Muslim is the one who prefers speaking the truth even when it is ruinous to him over lying even when it benefits him, and who finds inner peace in doing so.

I'm patient with crossword puzzles and the most impatient golfer.

I feel that things happen for a reason and open up new opportunities.

I'm trying to learn how to tap into the power of my own being. I know it sounds corny.

All is fair in love and songwriting.

Not understanding anything is terrible, because I communicate very much in my real life.

Above all never forget that a marriage is in one way very much like a newspaper. It has to be made fresh every damn day of every damn year.