Trying to find a human side to the character is a way to give them a chance to have people like them.

I've been acting for many years, and the more you do, the more confidence you get about "this is my career and this is what I'm going to be doing."

Being a son of the pastor, I was never allowed to play Joseph or any of the big parts for political reasons.

As an actor, I enjoy variety. That's a big thing for me.

The weird thing about drama school is that you train for three years for one thing and then more often than not, it's something that you haven't trained for that you end up doing.

We're characters not of this world, so our knowledge about stuff, that other character's don't have, is quite fun.

Being on the floor of a TV show is sometimes a quite frustrating experience.

The fact that you can say stuff to people that other people are only thinking is always fun. It's a great tool for comedic moments, as well.

When you're a drama student, I think the most you hope for is to make a living out of acting.

I wanted to work on a cable show and with a writer/director because that's a much more fulfilling and freeing experience, as an actor.

I've worked a lot in comedy. As much as I love playing dramatic roles, it's always nice to be able to have some humor around when working.

True compassion is undirected & holds no conceptual focus. That kind of genuine, true compassion is only possible after realizing emptiness.

when the press and problems of humanity become too much, I love to escape into books, where people are served up in digestible portions and can be pushed to one side when one is satiated.

The only way out of today's misery is for people to become worthy of each other's trust.

Magnify the virtues, minimize the faults.

I'm not a massive fan of just playing myself on screen. If you can play lots of different characters, that's fun. As long as the material is good, that's what the attraction is for me.

Geology has joined biology in lowering mankind's self-esteem. Geology suggests how mankind's existence is contingent upon the geological consent of the planet.

THIRTY–ZERO! TAKE THAT, YOU DIRTY, CHEATING —” “Jordan, if you can’t commentate in an unbiased way — !” “I’m telling it like it is, Professor!

Those whom you can make like themselves better will, I promise you, like you very well.

I think I always had a musicality, and I think I could tell a good song from a bad song. And I would appreciate hearing something that was new to me.

Social Media has now become a part of our culture - you are either a part of it, or you ignore it.