There's this great fantasy of going to work, every day, and getting to play out what people think my life is, as a successful actor.

When people come up to me and say 'I hate you' or 'I love to hate you,' it's not the usual response that I thought I would've gotten halfway into my career. And then they say, 'I love your work.'

Clint Eastwood, to me, is Clint Eastwood. He's great at being Clint Eastwood. But, I don't know how to be that guy. I just don't know how to be one person.

Prison Break really changed me to somebody that can put butts in seats.

I come to work with a smile and I leave with a laugh, and I'm so grateful.

I would love to have the power to be the just eternally perfect husband so my wife would always be happy; that would take me to heaven if I could figure that one out.

I was raised in the theater and I started acting when I was nine. To me, the idea of being an actor was about playing different characters and being a chameleon. That's why I was in the theater.

How do you make people do the best work? You make them feel comfortable, so you can feel comfortable - and then you can have a really good ballgame!

I love being funny! I started in the theater when I was 9 and, believe it or not, always played the funny part!

Sometimes with success comes some crazy that goes along with it.

I grew up with a dad who hated television, so we had to sneak television. It got ingrained in my head to never follow a show that religiously.

By definition, though, we are family. And in difficult times-- times like these-- despite our differences, we stand together as family.

The word of God is the best medicine for all times.

The Japanese bureaucracy is unique. It is also very powerful, although it is now the object of so much criticism. Many of Japan's brightest made it a pillar of strength and continuity.

People who readily accept the need for a gym will resist that their personalities might need some work too.

Durability is part of what makes a great athlete.

I said, I'm going to stand up and somebody is going to pay attention to me.

There wasn't much as a kid that inspired me in what I did as an adult, but I was always very interested in what motivates people, and in telling stories and building things.

It is a sad fact that 50 percent of marriages in this country end in divorce. But hey, the other half end in death. You could be one of the lucky ones!

When you pay for stuff, it has more of your interests in heart.

If I see a movie star in the department store buying something, I'll kind of sidle up and see what they're saying, what they look like, how they sound. That's an invasion of privacy.