When I bought my house in L.A., that was the best business decision I ever made, until the housing market crashed, and it became the worst business decision I ever made.

Hey, I know it's Monday, but it's also a new day, a new week and in that lies a new opportunity for something special to happen.

If you want something to work, if it means that much to you; KEEP IT TO YOURSELF

I wasn't smart enough to read relationship books when I was coming up. I learned everything the hard way.

What I've learned is that the most precious commodity you can have in a relationship is honesty, good or bad.

I feel like I've finally made it as an actor. I've been doing this for years and you don't always make a movie that everybody likes.

You can not be successful without confronting rejection.

You should always challenge yourself, as an actor, to find the connection between you and the character.

You know, a lot of actors I think go into acting for therapy from whatever trauma has affected them as children. But for me, I think I sought out the drama. That's why I like doing what I do.

If you look at a lot of people's careers, the first couple of movies, usually, are the most embarrassing.

I love going to see the theatre whether it's a Broadway play or a Russian ballet company.

Don't spend money on gear. Spend it on plane tickets.

One can convert only a sinner, never a saint.

Was this love? Because it hurt. It was like a bit of glass stuck somewhere important--his heart or his head, and it was throbbing.

Say it, reader. Say the word 'quest' out loud. It is an extraordinary word, isn't it? So small and yet so full of wonder, so full of hope.

You can cut the ties that bind but not without losing a part of yourself. You can walk away and hide from the people who made you, but you'll always hear them calling your name.

The purpose of art is delectation.

Many anti-energy groups display little appreciation of the extent to which modern economies depend pervasively on the use of fossil fuels and petrochemical products.

I've never had a day at work where I wasn't thrilled and grateful to be there, wherever that might be.

Chicken nuggets don't die any easier than baby fur seals.

To pray is to accept that we are, and always will be, wholly dependent on God for everything.