If I were to direct an episode, then there would be no one for me to blame, and that's not any fun. It's more about sitting in the back seat and trying to drive.

It's changed throughout the years, but at one time I was a really big bubble gum ice cream fan. I'd spit the bubble gum pieces in a cup and then collect them.

I punch a lot of guys on set. It's much easier than in real life as your hands don't hurt afterwards. The key is that you miss.

It's easy to be quick on the draw when no one has got real bullets.

Sometimes, people aren't as consciously aware of their decisions as they should be.

I'm attracted to roles that are unpredictable, and if I can get my hands on something like that, I'm thrilled. I like performances where you don't know what's coming, moment to moment.

As the saying goes, Bruce Jenner is a millionaire, and Mark Spitz is a dentist. It's the wrong sport.

Being an actor: that's a pretty big net. That's a big playing field. The Screen Actors' Guild is filled with many, many, many, many people and vastly different careers.

What am I going to wear to the Emmys? Something with a tie.

I've always sort of admired and respected one's ability to be comfortable with other people's discomfort or, you know, their being comfortable making other people uncomfortable.

Like any good parent you are trying to get the kid in a position where he is stronger and more powerful, and able to achieve things that you couldn't.

The laziness of adolescence is a rehearsal for the incapacity of old age.

a discussion about the miraculous quickly devolves to an argument about whether or not one is willing to consider any possibility whatsoever of the supernatural

We are smart enough to realise that we are stupid, and stupid enough to make the problem of becoming smarter hard.

I know a girl made of memories and phrases, lives her whole life in chapters and phases.

It's true, the Shaolin and the Wu-Tang, could be dangerous.

If God is sovereign, then it is impossible for civil government to be neutral on issues of law. All law is based in some religious code.

You're like a cold beer, darling, on a long hot summer night.

It’s not part of our Constitution to assume that we are the world’s policemen.

When I was a kid, I had this idea that I would have a beard when I got older. I thought it'd be nice to rub my chin.

Self-confidence is the most important thing, and this comes from identifying your goals, knowing your limits and roping in all the help you can get.