Unless you hit your television with a sledgehammer, you're not going to be able to be an individual.

Fame is something I think happens as a result of trying to do good work. If you're trying to be famous, your work usually suffers.

I love New York. It's kind of perfect. I'm in New York part of the time and in L.A. part of the time. That's always been a goal, to be bicoastal in a real way.

I think we need to tell stories that reflect our world.

I did Chekhov's Three Sisters once. Two months in, I remember going, "Human beings shouldn't be forced to do or watch this play every night." It's so dark and so bottomless.

Normally when you're promoting something a lot, sometimes you get tired.

Though there is something cruel about being in Hawaii and you have a computer in front of you the whole time.

I always go to bed thinking I'm the luckiest guy in the world.

There's a logic to dreams that doesn't necessarily follow linear narrative. You don't know why things happen, it's your subconscious pushing you, to give you information.

I've always been pretty happy with my style. I've been wearing tapered jeans since 1980 something.

I stole a lot from Gary Oldman. I stole the hairdo from his incarnation of Dracula. We cheated it just enough, so we couldn't get accused of copyright infringement.

Her passions were narrow but deep.

A silence absorbed them both – a lack of sound so potent it blackened the place with something richer than hate.

He who prays and labours lifts his heart to God with his hands.

I'm not God's gift to rockabilly. There's great players out there, and some of them deserve a lot more than they've gotten.

With confidence you believe you can overcome your weaknesses. With arrogance you don't even see your weaknesses.

I want to work hard, and when good roles come along I don't want to pass them up.

I do love writing prose interspersed with the poetry of other people. Their rhythms break into my prose and create a connection.

Every child was taught from his cradle that money was Mammon, the chief agent of the flesh and the devil.

If I had my choice, I'd pick a song that tells a story every time. There is a great deal of pleasure in doing the vocal on a number that you can put feeling into.