It was very clear to me I wanted to be an actor when I got out into civilian life.

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.

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

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.

If you cannot peacefully coexist with many different cultures and beliefs, then you should probably not be living in the USA.

All along, let us remember we are not asked to understand, but simply to obey.

I want to preach till the last breath in my lungs runs out.

God plays a lot of jokes on us to get our attention.

I don't think many people can say they've been the lead in a Spielberg film and still been able to live their normal life that they had before.

Darkness now rose, as daylight sunk, and brought in low'ring Night her shadowy offspring.

I can't do no literary work for the rest of this year because I'm meditating another lawsuit and looking around for a defendant.

My weakness is pizza, any form of carbohydrate. I like junk carbohydrates, I like cheap greasy cheeseburgers, quality french fries.

Parties weaken themselves by their fear of capable men.

"That we're dysfunctional and toxic!""We were dysfunctional and toxic," I correct her.