I figure life's a gift and I don't intend on wasting it. You don't know what hand your gonna get dealt next. You learn to take life as it comes at you... to make each day count.

My dad's probably one of the kindest people in the world. When I was younger that's not how I was- I was a little spoiled brat.

When I was young I used to have this thing where I wanted to see everything I used to think 'How can I die without seeing every inch of this world?'

Portraying emotionally ill characters gives me the chance to really act.

The first kiss I had was the most disgusting thing in my life. The girl injected about a pound of saliva into my mouth, and when I walked away I had to spit it all out.

You can make history, or you will be vilified by it.

Everywhere I go, somebody is staring at me. I don't know if people are staring because they recognize me or because they think I'm a weirdo.

Raising awareness on the most pressing environmental issues of our time is more important than ever.

My career should adapt to me. Fame is like a VIP pass wherever you want to go.

I'm just starting to scratch the surface of what really makes me happy and it's taken me a while to admit that acting like a little child and being a jerk and a punk is fun.

To believe in love, to be ready to give up anything for it, to be willing to risk your life for it, is the ultimate tragedy.

It's worse than treachery. He's using force. Is that worse than guile?

The Lord has to break us down at the strongest part of our self-life before He can have His own way of blessing us.

I'm personally a hopeless romantic. I always have been.

My point was that removing Saddam should not have been our highest priority. Fighting terrorism should have been our number one concern, followed by the Palestinian peace process.

HD doesn't mean anything to me. It's a technical thing. It's like demographics. A lot of people know about it.

I would write one true sentence, and then go on from there.

I struggled for a long time to get anything published.

In the absence of a natural disaster we are left again to our own uneasy devices.

Its not that I dont value my life. Its just that I love taking chances, testing myself, stepping over the line.

Unnatural deeds do breed unnatural troubles.