You never really meet a human being until you live with them or know them for awhile, so this is my clown and they understand that and so these interviews don't bother them.

I've been in fights, but that doesn't make me cool or like a tough guy or more interesting actor, I'm not proud of it.

And yeah, my handicap was down to a 10 when we were at the thick of it. I trained for six or seven months, golfing every day for six hours, seven days a week, with eight trainers. It was intense.

I go to sleep at night, and I feel like I just dreamed the whole day.

You can prepare all you want, but if you never roll the dice you'll never be successful.

I think penguins are the most human of all the birds, which may be why people love them. They're cute, they stand upright and they look like they're wearing tuxedos.

Clubs are so lame. Nobody even dances at these clubs. They stand around and get drunk and they schmooze. There is no enjoyment factor.

Adversity has a way of introducing a man to himself.

I like the dark, mysterious, maybe even gothic type girls. They have to have a good personality too! I'm very picky!

I'm constantly jumping off cliffs and developing my wings on the way down. ... It's a gamble, a ... spiritual gamble. You are who you choose to be.

I didn't jump onto anyone else's coattail and ride their wave.

Loving is half of believing.

Story seems to say that everything happens for a reason and I want to say, No, it doesn’t.

I remembered myself as an unpopular and rather sad kid.

I always hate speculation on the news, so I don't want to be somebody who speculates.

My wife watches me like a hawk.

I'm really aware that in fiction, women are pretty much equal. There's a lot of very successful women novelists. Not so much [for women writers working] in film.

Don't criticize nature, stand in awe of it.

I don't go down the road of condemning.

Before I can preach love, mercy, and grace, I must preach sin, Law, and judgment. Preach 90% Law and 10% grace.

The anti-war movement should turn itself into a pro-democracy movement