When we lived in Juneau, Alaska, it was a town of about 7,000 people, and totally isolated; the only way to get to it was by ship.

My fear now is of cliche, of complacency, of not being able to feel authenticity in myself and those around me.

There's a lot of skeletons in my closet!

I generally play strong people and scary people.

People have said unkind things and you kind of have to, if you happen to read it, you have to just, you know, move on.

I lived in Texas for 10 years. There were a lot of people chewing, including my dad.

The writer should always serve as his own angleworm —and the sharper the barb with which he fishes himself out of blackness, the better.

I've never had any delusions about being a leading man, and it's not sour grapes to say that in the best films that I've always enjoyed, the cliched leading man type isn't a part of the picture.

Motive is never easy. Sometimes it occurs to one only later.

You never really forget who you are. If you did, you'd need to seek some professional help

I have to be careful of what TV shows I choose, particularly ones that have commercials in them, because it's going to be a different kind of television show.

Strong words outlast the paper they are written upon.

Great men are strong men with great leadership qualities. They inspire others to be loving and caring like themselves. By this their character is made stronger.

Our film industry, must cease portraying us as a nation of decayed values, fallen moralities and juju-obsessed people.

The worst state of affairs is when science begins to concern itself with art.

And the more you become aware of the unknown self - if you become aware of it - the more you realize that it is inseparably connected with everything else that is.

I have an honorable discharge from the United States Navy. Hillary Clinton don't have one. Bill Clinton don't have one. Trump don't have one. Obama don't have one.

When the thing taken into union is perfectly adapted to that which receives it, the result is delight and pleasure and satisfaction.

Even with all the negativeness of the whole social media thing, I still think it's leaps and bounds more positive.

We do not need to teach students to embrace the status quo.

Protection of children from violence and abuse has always been my main activity or campaign.