It is a wonderful thing to get married young and become a father.

I remember very clearly someone saying, 'Don't shake hands with the cactus,' and I thought, 'Well, why not? What could possibly go wrong?' Shaking hands is a friendly gesture.

Pull the hair on my head the wrong way, and I would be on my knees begging for mercy. I have very sensitive follicles.

I'm a high-functioning sociopath, do your research.

Looking for happiness is a sure way to sadness, I think. You have to take each moment as it comes.

Enjoy the journey of life and not just the endgame. I'm also a great believer in treating others as you would like to be treated.

Being a posh actor in England you cannot escape the class-typing from whatever side you look at it.

The further you get away from yourself, the more challenging it is. Not to be in your comfort zone is great fun.

You come into this world as you leave it, on your own. It's made me want to live a life slightly less ordinary.

I keep myself amused and others confused

If you have an over-preoccupation with perception and trying to please people's expectations, then you can go mad.

I always, always got to be the last man standing.

How do poems grow? They begin deep down in the pit of the soul as a seedling of a thought …

I'm an actor. And I guess I've done so many movies I've achieved some high visibility. But a star? I guess I still think of myself as kind of a worker ant.

When the world question your abilities, respond with your actions.

I brush my teeth with a Sonicare toothbrush before every show.

I'll be directing some more 'Private Practice' episodes when we wrap 'Caprica.'

Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.

We were in a relationship for eight years, and we maybe saw each other, total, for a year.

People like secrets. Creative people really like secrets.

My first record had just broken, and these guys wanted my autograph. I thought, Oh, god, they recognize me. Turns out they thought I was Heidi Fleiss.