Being a fan of comedy, it's so unique, in their own voice. I was really stoked to be able to participate. They're so great at just coming up with stuff on the fly and making stuff funny.

Fame is something I think happens as a result of trying to do good work. If you're trying to be famous, your work usually suffers.

I love New York. It's kind of perfect. I'm in New York part of the time and in L.A. part of the time. That's always been a goal, to be bicoastal in a real way.

I think we need to tell stories that reflect our world.

I did Chekhov's Three Sisters once. Two months in, I remember going, "Human beings shouldn't be forced to do or watch this play every night." It's so dark and so bottomless.

Normally when you're promoting something a lot, sometimes you get tired.

Though there is something cruel about being in Hawaii and you have a computer in front of you the whole time.

I always go to bed thinking I'm the luckiest guy in the world.

There's a logic to dreams that doesn't necessarily follow linear narrative. You don't know why things happen, it's your subconscious pushing you, to give you information.

Unless you hit your television with a sledgehammer, you're not going to be able to be an individual.

I've always been pretty happy with my style. I've been wearing tapered jeans since 1980 something.

The logic behind magic is that we create what we are imagining.

She wondered why they didn't understand that their true selfs were good enough, and if they weren't, then the someones they weren't good enough for, were really the ones not good enough.

Your greatest enemy is your own relection

Surprise, unpredictability: these are the main materials of creativity.

I'm not a movie star. I'm a brand name. Van Damme is like Levi's. I go on vacation, and everywhere I go, people love me for my name, not for my movies.

Me as a person, I'm not the president of the NBPA (National Basketball Players Association). I don't even know what to say. I'm not like this perfect, buttoned-up, suit-and-tie guy.

We're talking about really vital services to people who are already in a terrible situation and really in need of emergency services - and there aren't alternatives.

You are either born to be a photographer or not. The art of photography is not something you can learn in the classroom or by watching someone do it.

My first memories of life were in rehearsal; thats why I can sleep through anything.

So just to be truthful to my own sensibility, I need to acknowledge that the season is not all joy and light for a lot of people. It's tough - environmentally, emotionally, spiritually.