When I was a waiter I was fired twice from the same restaurant. I guess I was that good of an actor but that bad of a waiter.

It costs nothing to say something kind. Even less to shut up altogether.

I don't expect anybody to know who I am.

My worst day is still a really good day. I complain, but I catch myself and count my blessings. I am truly blessed.

Improv as an actor makes you present in the moment. You listen, you're attentive. You're not acting so much as reacting, which is what you're doing in life all the time.

Thank God there is a such thing as hiatus. We got the first 'Dr. Horrible' done in six days, we banged it out.

I like to say there's certain things you can't take back: One of them is 'I love you,' and one of them is bullets.

Do something today you've been afraid to do. A decision based on fear is the wrong decision.

What turned me on to comedy was - well, first of all, I like being able to laugh, I like people who can make me laugh.

I think I've been really good at surrounding myself with really talented people. I've picked the right coattails to ride on.

I slowly came to realize that this job of being an actor, you spend most of your time looking for work. That is your job. Your job is auditioning. You spend very little of your time actually working.

Cheer up! You're a worse sinner than you ever dared imagine, and you're more loved than you ever dared hope.

When I was young, I observed that nine out of ten things I did were failures. So I did ten times more work.

I think that one of the most fundamental responsibilities is to give testimony in a court of law, to give it honestly and willingly.

What would have to occur or to have occurred to constitute for you a disproof of the love of, or the existence of, God?

I've always been slightly afraid of coming out with my record because it's so personal to me. Now it doesn't feel as frightening as I thought it would.

Romance is important, but to have a friend you can use as a mirror, who can give you an objective response, that's what's really important.

What seems conceit, bad manners or cynicism is always a sign of things no ear have heard, no eyes have seen. You do not know what wars are going on down there where the spirit meets the bone.

Poetry is something that happens in universities, in creative writing programs or in English departments.

Take as an example the wisdom of Joseph and his submission. Do battle in chastity and service until you make yourself a king (cf. Gen. 41).

It was the price of survival. The cost of his people's last, desperate gamble: To rid his new home of humanity, he had to become human. And being human, he had to overcome his humanity.