Bad guys are complicated characters. It's always fun to play them. You get away with a lot more. You don't have a heroic code you have to live by.

I waited a long time out in the world before I gave myself permission to fail. Please don't even bother asking. Don't bother telling the world you are ready. Show it. Do it.

I spend my nights just sitting and reading a book and drinking my tea and walking my dog. That's about as exciting as my life gets.

I hate that word — 'lucky.' It cheapens a lot of hard work

I love animals. All animals. I wouldn't hurt a cat or a dog — or a chicken, or a cow. And I wouldn't ask someone else to hurt them for me. That's why I'm a vegetarian.

You can say no. You can not be the object of ridicule.

I was fortunate enough to have an upbringing that made me more accepting of who I am.

I dress and eat like a fifth-grader, basically. I like sandwiches and cereal and hooded sweatshirts.

George Martin is an incredible writer.

Being on television, playing the same character for many years, for me, I think that would get a little tedious.

Call me Elf......one more time!

Making a whole is very important. Most people paint things and forget the whole.

Long tresses down to the floor can be beautiful, but learn to love what you have.

We all work with one infinite power.

If you're not happy, if you're not Emmersonianly happy and think everything's going to get better, then you're just sort of a dark animal.

I like when everything's naturally moving along - I find that pretty exciting.

I think [Bush] would like to hand his father Saddam Hussein's head and win his approval for what happened after the Gulf War.

The mercy of Jesus is not just sentiment: indeed it is a force that gives life, that raises man up!

For honest insight into who you are, don't ask yourself what your priorities are for next week. Ask what your priorities were last week.

But this…this kid wasn’t dead yet. Makes no sense to me. (Bubba) Maybe someone spiked his Wheaties? (Nick)

When you travel with the team and you eat with the team - you eat what the team eats.