It's hard to kill that father-son bond.

Acting is really about having the courage to fail in front of people.

In the military, you learn the essence of people. You see so many examples of self-sacrifice and moral courage. In the rest of life you don't get that many opportunities to be sure of your friends.

If I'm not doing something or working on something, I literally just sit in the room and think, which I don't think is productive. I won't go outside for days.

For me, becoming a man had a lot to do with learning communication, and I learned about that by acting.

I feel like I'll never get over red carpets. They're so bizarre and awkward.

I have a control problem. I hate the feeling of not being in control.

I loved being in the Marine Corps, I loved my job in the Marine Corps, and I loved the people I served with. It's one of the best things I've had a chance to do.

I used to eat a whole chicken every day, for lunch. I did that for four years. But it got tiring - go to the store, buy it, eat it. It’s a mess.

Acting, to me, has been many things: It's a business, and it's a craft, and it's a political act - it's whatever adjective is most applicable.

I originally passed on 'Girls' because I thought TV was evil.

Soul is nothing but the functional expression of protoplasmic activity in the brain.

When I think of the word "organic, " I think of natural, wholesome, and fundamental.That's exactly what I want my children's education to be like.

Having your fiscal house in order and having a more manageable macro-economic future is going to be very useful in creating growth.

I do not believe in God. I believe in cashmere.

The belly comes before the soul.

Baseball was a metaphor for America, both here and in terms of how it was understood by the rest of the world.

If you have the right costumes you feel more confident as the character, they really help you act.

An aphorism is a generalization, therefore not modern.

The only difference between a published and unpublished writer is a tolerance for imperfection.

My father died when I was five, but I grew up in a strong family.