The government needs the help of industry. But the reality is companies will balance that against their own commercial interest in a very competitive market.

When something happens, we always say it happens for a reason.

I'm used to being the big tough guy, the bodyguard type.

People always have an opinion. Doesn't mean it's right, doesn't mean it's wrong, but we have to respect their opinion.

Know what you want to do, because if you don't know what you want to do, you'll get stuck.

So it was a thing that my mother always taught me to go for your goals and never give up no matter what they are, and I started believing that later on in life.

I was up around 340 pounds because the producers said they wanted a really big guy, and I'm not that big, you know! I've lost it all now though. I'm 285 pounds, my sexy weight!

Always wake up with a smile on your face, because a lot of people who went to sleep last night are not with us this morning.

Of course, people told me, 'Mikey, you will never be an actor. You don't have the look. You're ugly.'

Whatever God gave you, you have to work that to your best ability - especially out here in Hollywood, the land of beautiful people.

My sister used to say I had a frail chest and she 'd beat me up all the time.

I'm neither extrovert nor introvert. I'm just an imperfect example of an ambivert.

When a man's friend wins, a little piece of him dies.

I would actually love to fly. I think that that would be probably the most exhilarating feeling, and as close as you can get to true freedom.

I grew up around the theatre. My mother is an actress. I would fall asleep on tons of theatre chairs. It's in my blood; it's in my spirit and my fabric of who I am.

I've fallen down crevasses, been bitten by snakes, been knocked unconscious, had various limbs broken and once, a heavy camera came plunging down which very nearly decapitated me.

You always want your work to be seen as long as it's good.

Once you do one bad guy, usually all you get offered is bad guys.

Your rhythm is what matters to you so much that when you miss it you're resentful of your work...So find your rhythm, understand what makes you resentful, and protect it.

No one is as smart as all of us.

But having had your bright, fresh, original idea, the really hard part is turning it into a successful product. That's what takes all the sweat.