I feel as though I've been very fortunate in my career, which is not all that long, so far.

I did bully somebody. I was insecure.

I have this wholesome disposition in a lot of my characters. A certain earnestness.

Heres the thing: If youre taking roles that arent intimidating you, and I think this is a cliche that a lot of actors say, but if its not intimidating you, then why are you doing it?

If you're not intimidated or maybe a little weary of taking on a role, then it may not be challenging enough and it may not be worth doing.

That's where everything starts, as an actor: you've gotta have great writing and great character development, and then you have really great materials to work from.

Be present in all things and thankful for all things.

These are things that I continue to enjoy speaking about. The woods. Boats. Greeks. I think the real heart of it, is really being in love with these Dutch paintings over the last several years.

Reality TV's pretty tricky for me. I don't really watch anything like that, because I think it's brain-sucking.

No man is broken because bad things happen to him. He’s broken because he doesn’t keep going after those things happen.

Surely the right course is to test the Russians, not the bombs.

Human connection is the way things work. It's like a patronage system. You know somebody, and he knows somebody, and he knows somebody, and he knows the district governor, and it's okay.

Thank God we in Iran have neither the desire nor the need to suffer from democracy.

Running all my different companies has turned out to be a lot easier because I mediate twice a day and go to yoga every day.

The joy of heaven will begin as soon as we attain the character of heaven, and do its duties.

Prayer can be simple, but it's not easy. Nothing great is.