Well, one of my favorite ones to work on - besides just about any scene from 'Deadwood' - was my scene with Brad Pitt in 'Assassination of Jesse James'. That was just a fun day.

No one has a name in 'The Road.' Like Cormac McCarthy's novel from which it's adapted, 'The Road' features characters such as the man, the boy, the wife, the old man and the veteran.

I just like a good story. I want the story to be good and I want the character to be different than the last one I played. That's not always possible, but that's what I want.

The other day, someone called me this generation's Bruce Dern - I'd never thought of that, and frankly, I don't know enough of Bruce Dern's work to comment on it, though he is an incredible actor.

I actually started in comedy, but then after 'Deadwood' I started concentrating on the dramas more. But then I just got tired for raping and killing and figured, 'It's time to do another comedy.

Everyone thinks their family is the craziest family in the world. Like, 'My God, my family's crazy!

I have been really lucky in my career, with the diversity of it. I get to play really complex people.

I have such a crush on Shirley Manson. I think she's the coolest thing.

I love a good fight and I think a bad fight can ruin a movie. I really do.

I've always liked stories. I'm always reading, ever since I was a kid. I've always been reading and wanting to be in some other world.

I've long been a fan of Chiwetel Ejiofor. I think he's a great actor. He's my kind of guy. He does what I aspire to do.

The universe would give you whatever you wanted if you twisted its arm hard enough.

If we want a miracle, we’ve got to surrender all our faith.

Some of us might find happiness if we quit struggling so desperately for it.

There were angry men confronting me and I caught the flashing of defiant eyes, but above me and within me, there was a spirit stronger than them all.

My mother was a failed actress, but that was our bread and butter - what we loved most to do was to go to the theater and talk about it and dissect it and understand it.

He lifted his arms to the crystaline, radiant sky. "I know myself," he cried, "but that is all.

You know you're a success when you look at your kids and realize they turned out better than you.

Creativity is not a talent; It is a skill. A talent is something you are born with. A skill is something you learn.

What I'd like is to turn out like Jessica Simpson, with her whole brand

Sometimes the problem is not the people in the band, but the people around the band.