Growing up, I always had two interests and two passions; one being public service and the other being the arts and acting.

The point of serving your country is not to do your own thing or to go rogue, but to work as part of the process.

My folks are in Jersey. And I have a lot of friends and other family there. So, I try to visit as much as possible.

To the folks walking around the District of Columbia, I would say this: Be careful.

I think the media loves taking the most absurd clips for a sport that has become congressional politics.

I'm also politically independent so I'm not a fan of either the Democrats in Congress or the Republicans in Congress.

The water cooler conversation in every job I've had is sports, it's what did you do this weekend, it's how are your parents doing.

Cable news is more titillating to talk about who's up and who's down and all that nonsense as opposed to what's actually done.

In many ways, I feel like having the opportunity to play Gogol in 'The Namesake' really was my dream role in many ways.

I want you. I need you. For as many hours as possible, I don't want to think about anything but you.

The workman of today works every day in his life at the same tasks, and this fate is no less absurd. But it is tragic only at the rare moments when it becomes conscious.

President-Elect [Donald] Trump has not ruled out seeking a special prosecutor for Hillary Clinton, says he has other priorities.

Not any particular religion or school of religion, but being an artist, you have to be spiritual, in a way.

I never go anywhere. I do sketches and make phone calls, and people visit. It's more fun to come to Paris.

I like bold colors but usually wear black.

The past is gained, secure, and on record.

Many of my favorite films, if someone were to tell me simply what they're about, I probably wouldn't be that interested. Plot often has so little to do with what's at the heart of a film.

I don't know if you have ever been the object of someone's obsession - but if it's not of your desire, it is horrible. It is really awful.

It's strange, isn't it. You stand in the middle of a library and go aaaaagghhhh' and everyone just stares at you. But you do the same thing on an aeroplane, and everyone joins in.