God bless my father, but he always spoke in this continental, literary accent, probably because he was a professor of comparative literature and he made the decision to speak with distinction.

I am not a demon. I am a lizard, a shark, a heat-seeking panther. I want to be Bob Denver on acid playing the accordion.

Some things are true whether you believe in them or not.

When I play supernatural characters in 'Ghost Rider' or 'City Of Angels,' the possibilities are limitless. The possibilities are endless, you can do so much with that.

I'm going to steal the Declaration of Independence.

I like both Blu-ray and DVD, but Blu-ray gives you more options.

To be a good actor you have to be something like a criminal, to be willing to break the rules to strive for something new.

Those who have the ability to take action have the responsibility to take action.

Zoology has always been interesting to me. Nature is fascinating.

Every great story seems to begin with a snake.

Passion is very important to me. If you stop enjoying things, you've got to look at it, because it can lead to all kinds of depressing scenarios.

Life seems to be fashioned and formed best out of the obstacles that seem unbearable.

We expect more from technology and less from each other.

The eternal difference between right and wrong does not fluctuate, it is immutable.

It was not a religion that attacked us that September day. It was al-Qaeda. We will not sacrifice the liberties we cherish or hunker down behind walls of suspicion and mistrust.

Somehow I reached excess without ever noticing when I was passing through satisfaction.

I had no idea what I was doing, I had no idea where I was going, but at some point I stopped — when to keep going would seem like I was going too far.

The false self lives mainly through memory and anticipation. Past and future are its main preoccupation.

SF isn't a genre; SF is the matrix in which genres are embedded, and because the SF field is never going in any one direction at any one time, there is hardly a way to cut it off.

Victorian sorrow: the stars are winking in the sky, but not for us.

I'm fascinated by furniture design and interiors, and I want to try designing all that stuff.