I worked in television now for a few years. I think summer has become a really exciting time for television shows. And I think it's become a time for shows to distinguish themselves.

There's a film I did called 'Front of the Class', about a teacher who had Tourette's. That was a beautiful blend of drama and comedy. There's some great moments of levity in the script.

Anytime you get to join a group of people you admire and respect, you want to keep those doors open.

In a great play or a great film, there's a rehearsal period and they find this character. On TV, everything moves fast.

When I was young, my parents made me listen to old music and watch Jimmy Durante. I fell in love with the whole mystique of acting and entertainment.

When you feel moved by the story, you want to tell that story.

In my everyday life, I'm a jeans and button-up shirt kind of guy.

I always feel like hard work leads the way, and from there, I leave it up to the powers that be.

No one ever judges their own self.

I just grew up loving acting and loving entertainment.

I have a dog. I'm a dog lover.

I need you to know that no matter what happens, it was worth it to me. Being with you, loving you. It was all worth it.

In his late forties, an age when men settle to comforts and seek a firm base, Paul began his roughest travels.

The more you learn about the dignity of the gorilla, the more you want to avoid people.

I grew up in the middle of everything. I walked the streets alone, I rode the trains alone, I came home at three in the morning alone; that was what I did.

Turning the other cheek is a kind of moral jiu-jitsu.

Come on, a 25-page digression on god? You can’t have that kind of thing, cut it out!”

San Francisco. The one team that everyone in LA hates.

Fatherhood is great because you can ruin someone from scratch.

You try to walk in the light.

A book is not harmless merely because no one is consciously offended by it.