You have to like your character, because if you don't, no one else will either.

I'm grateful for all the attention because it validates I'm doing something.

Don't forget who your heroes are, what they mean to you, and why they mean that to you.

Some say that Jesus is the rock, or the anchor. I say that your friends and family are your anchor. And you can REALLY hold their hands, not just sing about it. No disrespect to George Jones.

I started studying at 26. Before that, I never thought of acting as something that I would ever try.

One cannot deny that if a person has the energy to get you interested and excited, then that is half the battle won, like all the great leaders had this quality.

Criticism is a surreal state, like a good drug gone bad. When it's bad you wish it would stop, and when it's good, you can't get enough.

I’ve learned the most from Randy Harrison. Because of his fantastic imaginary world filled with bizarre friends. He is constantly giving us good advice.

No apologies, no regrets.

My interests are not really with television, per se.

After I began to explore what an actor actually is, I studied for three years before I had the guts to go on an audition.

I lost someone close to me once . . . Taught me to live in the moment. Life is short, you know?

Every soul that existed on earth is part of earth human history.

Differentiation is a universal struggle that all human beings face if they wish to fully develop themselves as individuals.

I don't buy a lot when I travel, but when I do, I like to send gifts from wherever I am. It's fun to find the local post office.

I would have told him that I appreciated his friendship through the years and that I had learned a lot from him. I really loved Frank like you do a brother.

It is part of the work of education to have substantive relationships with your students.

I never did buy things on credit, I always paid for 'em, because I can't see much difference in paying for something and just waiting a week and pay interest on it; that looks foolish to me.

I have only one goal in golf - to leave it with my sanity.

I'm not ill-informed about movies. I like movies that take it to that next step.

It's never a good idea to organize society in a way that depletes the energy of half the population.