There's been a lot of times that I thought I'd never work again; I was really bummed out.

The rain probably dampened the spirits of those that decided not to come. But the people who were here didn't know it was raining because they were having so much fun.

Look at what your idea of success would be. The more that you take in external motivators, the more it reduces your ultimate satisfaction because it doesn't come from inside.

Invented the #hashtag.

I love 'Boardwalk Empire.' I really love that world. I love that style. I love all the actors on it.

I think as an actor, you're constantly putting yourself out there, and a lot of times failing - and failing in front of a bunch of people - and sometimes you have a good moment and something clicks.

Nothing is as it seems; everything is as you allow it to be

I'm not a cook. I don't think I ever will be.

I think Aaron Sorkin is like Shakespeare. When you go through it, there is a rhythm and clues all over the place of how it should be played.

When you do a play, you do it for a couple months, and it just gets in your bones. You can learn about somebody that way.

Well, it's always strange to kiss someone with 10, 20, 40 people around.

Punctuation are like road signs

Or was their guilt written plainly, and for all the world to see, across their face? Was it their face, in fact, for which they were guilty?

Two characteristic marks have above all others been recognized as distinguishing that which has soul in it from that which has not - movement and sensation.

This doesn't mean abandoning our values and ideals; wherever we can, it's in our interest to help foster democracy through the diplomatic and economic resources at our disposal.

If being tolerant of differing opinions, if believing that America has to make it as a pluralistic nation, if being civil, if that makes you a liberal, I plead guilty.

If you're going to have a complicated story you must work to a map; otherwise you'll never make a map of it afterwards.

A real man isn't somebody who takes advantage of a young girl but who treats her with respect.

Well, I can't eat muffins in an agitated manner. The butter would probably get on my cuffs.

People say, That which doesn't kill you makes you stronger. But they are wrong. What doesn't kill you doesn't kill you. That's all you get. Sometimes, you just have to hope that's enough.

The goal isn't innovation. The goal is effectiveness. We strive for innovation because we want to be effective.