It's much easier to put yourself out there under the guise of a character. You get a different name, different habits, different words. When I have to just be Nathan, that's when I feel vulnerable.

I usually head up to the mountains or out into the desert. Somewhere nobody is. There I can dig deep and find the core that got me where I am today. It's sort of like my reset button.

I've always been drawn to stories and characters facing some sort of struggle against forces beyond our control, be it love, loss, betrayal.

I'm pretty cerebral, so I can occasionally rationalize emotional pain away, but when I can't, that's when I start to feel the fire inside take over and somehow manage to power through.

Although it may seem like it, life will never give you more than you can handle. That doesn't mean it's going to be easy; in fact, quite the opposite.

Life is going to test you. But no matter how bad it may seem, we can always step up and beat it.

Have faith in yourself.

Whether you're a vampire or werewolf, love is still love. Betrayal is still betrayal.

I'm not afraid of scars, be them emotional or otherwise. I think it builds character, and if it doesn't destroy you, I truly believe it makes us stronger.

It doesn't matter what it is, it doesn't matter if you have training or a background in it. Just create something, and lend a piece of yourself to that art.

Be brave enough to create.

I have wander in many minds through the pages of books.

No one can replace Richard Wright. He was my musical partner and my friend.

It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test.

It's just so hard to feel good, you know?" I do know. And more than that, it's just so incredibly hard to feel. (54)

I think capitalism will survive, because no attractive alternatives exist now

I am not reinventing myself. I am going through the layers and revealing myself. I am on a journey, an adventure that's constantly changing shape.

You find freedom inside - nowhere else. In the heart of every being is that one space which is free, which is filled with Peace, and which is full of Love.

There are a broad range of issues that need to be dealt with. We've got the president's name up on buildings in places where they could be a terrorist attack. This is a very precarious situation.

When I found out I had cancer, I just said one thing: 'I want to hold on to life' and that changed everything for me.

My theory is that the world is a difficult place to live in and distraction is the name of the game.