I couldn't bear a marriage in which one partner hinges on the other.

You go back to those films of the '40s and '50s and hear the dialogue, the way the people played off each other, the wordplay. I think we've really lost that in movies.

I just like to keep challenging myself, keep it varied. It's a craft, and I'm constantly trying to learn and get better at it.

Parenthood and family come first for me, and when I'm not working I'm cool with the Teletubbies.

I feel for those 19-year-olds who get thrust into the limelight that young.

It's important to me that everyone is treated with respect.

I always want my options to be open.

Every journalist who is not too stupid or too full of himself to notice what is going on knows that what he does is morally indefensible.

You won't find a better young actor than Jaeden Lieberher. I ended up having one of the best times with him, really. Going to work with him every day was a treat.

The sexiest part of the body is the eyes. That's what I believe.

I don't think you necessarily identify and believe in the motifs of the character, but you have to want to play it and want to commit to the lines.

When a dream is fulfilled, it is always a glorious feeling.

It took around 500 years to human to find out that black people are human and still they don't know why the universe is black

The whole ability to look at the complexity of race and any sort of associated -ism and still find humor, that's a very interesting space.

People quit on jobs. They quit on marriages. They quit on school. There's an immediacy of this day and age that doesn't lend itself to being committed to anything.

My godfather was a Chicago policeman, and I've always looked at law enforcement as a challenging and interesting job.

Do I believe in the concept of Zero Harm? Let's just say I believe that nothing is impossible

I actually have very girly taste in television. I like a chicky relationship show probably more than anything. I really like 'Project Runway'.

When you see a roadblock or challenge as an opportunity, it is amazing how you are already halfway there.

A Jew never laughs without looking at his wife for approval.

Everything is impermanent, except the love of God.