When I won the Oscar, I made a point of actively going against that and doing adventure films like 'Con Air' and 'Gone in 60 Seconds,' not what would be expected.

I am not a demon. I am a lizard, a shark, a heat-seeking panther. I want to be Bob Denver on acid playing the accordion.

Some things are true whether you believe in them or not.

When I play supernatural characters in 'Ghost Rider' or 'City Of Angels,' the possibilities are limitless. The possibilities are endless, you can do so much with that.

I'm going to steal the Declaration of Independence.

I like both Blu-ray and DVD, but Blu-ray gives you more options.

To be a good actor you have to be something like a criminal, to be willing to break the rules to strive for something new.

Those who have the ability to take action have the responsibility to take action.

Zoology has always been interesting to me. Nature is fascinating.

Every great story seems to begin with a snake.

Passion is very important to me. If you stop enjoying things, you've got to look at it, because it can lead to all kinds of depressing scenarios.

The big one was at least cute, and as annoying as she was, you couldn't get mad at a golden retriever.

I lived with this tremendous fear of failure because my father was a playwright and a director, and I think he did a couple of things as a child as an actor as well, and he... he failed, basically.

Kubrick's vision seemed to be that humans are doomed, whereas Clarke's is that humans are moving on to a better stage of evolution.

You're the WWE Champion and I would never let you down!

When inspiration comes life is lived in the moment and peace descends. When inspiration leaves thoughts turn to violently killing time

Better to seek change by inspiration, than out of desperation.

a successful politician does not have convictions; he has emotions.

We have the power to choose, moment by moment, who and how we want to be in the world.

My folks were country music performers. They made records and even did a few tours with the Grand Ole Opry. There always were a lot of guitarists around.

It's a weird feeling when people are defining you, and you haven't even defined yourself.