One of the most important things is just to be kind to other people. That is absolutely really important to us, and important to me. That's something that you need to help your kids with, for sure.

Yeah, I spent my teen years in West Virginia, and when I was a kid, in Louisiana. I definitely have that exposure to two different sorts of rural: the South and Appalachia.

I was good at math, math was my thing - but I was not nearly good enough to be an astrophysicist. I was way outta my league. I realized this very quickly.

In high school, I played in a Rush cover band.

I'm horrible at remembering names, embarrassingly bad.

Obviously, guns are a way to protect yourself.

Peter Dinklage is one of my oldest friends from New York!

When I was in high school, I was really into string theory and superstring theory and read 'Scientific American.' It's fascinating.

Being a father is just wonderful.

I'm used to getting reviews. I try not to read much because you'll always focus on the bad ones and not remember the good ones, so it can be a negative thing for a performer.

I used to work as a proofreader at Merrill Lynch.

Your failures should motivate you to look at your life goals from a different angle

Leaders lead by serving.

Create your own god in your mind whom you can love, trust, and follow.

I'm not reading currently because I'm getting revisions of a novel. If I read while I'm writing I will unconsciously plagiarize and go to jail.

Results alone should be appraised; the way in which these are achieved is of importance only to the maker.

I'm not that comfortable with actors receiving honours, partly because I think they ought to go to those who really help others.

It's called peaceful coexistence, Santangelo. You should try it and if it works we may sell the idea to the Israelis and Palestinians

I'm willing to make a fool out of myself in public. I'm also willing to make those mistakes that you're going to make the first time you go out, so hopefully the next time it will be better.

I have more free time than a lot of individuals, so, instead of talking, I sometimes write.

The desire of love, Joy:The desire of life, Peace:The desire of the soul, Heaven:The desire of God ... a flame-white secret forever.