In all my characters, I try to find an iota of myself, and in Castle, I found a lot. He gets away with a lot, so that's fun.

It costs nothing to say something kind. Even less to shut up altogether.

I don't expect anybody to know who I am.

My worst day is still a really good day. I complain, but I catch myself and count my blessings. I am truly blessed.

Improv as an actor makes you present in the moment. You listen, you're attentive. You're not acting so much as reacting, which is what you're doing in life all the time.

Thank God there is a such thing as hiatus. We got the first 'Dr. Horrible' done in six days, we banged it out.

I like to say there's certain things you can't take back: One of them is 'I love you,' and one of them is bullets.

Do something today you've been afraid to do. A decision based on fear is the wrong decision.

What turned me on to comedy was - well, first of all, I like being able to laugh, I like people who can make me laugh.

I think I've been really good at surrounding myself with really talented people. I've picked the right coattails to ride on.

I slowly came to realize that this job of being an actor, you spend most of your time looking for work. That is your job. Your job is auditioning. You spend very little of your time actually working.

I do not put in long hours at the keys - or very seldom. Instead, I snatch time. I write in the crannies of my life.

What's his name? I tried to forget him because if he would have fought like he worked with my guy he would have knocked the guy out.

I've never had a message for anyone in my entire life. Except maybe to give out my room number.

Health care should be affordable for everyone.

When I've done somewhat scripted stuff, it feels a little flat. It feels like there's not much life behind it.

I know no national boundary where the Negro is concerned. The whole world is my province until Africa is free.

It is my conviction that physical courage at crucial moments comes from the sum of intellectual courage and integrity that you muster at that moment.

I think I am a pretty good sister.

A gossip is someone who's the knife of the party.

[R]eligious concepts are parasitic upon moral intuitions.