I have to be careful of what TV shows I choose, particularly ones that have commercials in them, because it's going to be a different kind of television show.

My fear now is of cliche, of complacency, of not being able to feel authenticity in myself and those around me.

There's a lot of skeletons in my closet!

I generally play strong people and scary people.

People have said unkind things and you kind of have to, if you happen to read it, you have to just, you know, move on.

I lived in Texas for 10 years. There were a lot of people chewing, including my dad.

The writer should always serve as his own angleworm —and the sharper the barb with which he fishes himself out of blackness, the better.

I've never had any delusions about being a leading man, and it's not sour grapes to say that in the best films that I've always enjoyed, the cliched leading man type isn't a part of the picture.

Motive is never easy. Sometimes it occurs to one only later.

You never really forget who you are. If you did, you'd need to seek some professional help

I do not feel an exile from America in any sense.

I want to keep my dreams, even bad ones, because without them, I might have nothing all night long.

I’m not in this world to live up to your expectations and you’re not in this world to live up to mine.

Fame is the accumulation of misunderstandings around a well-known name

Oyin Da’s mind is as elegant as a French horn, thoughts moving in whorls and evoking fresh mint leaves.

Meditation is the journey to happiness.

I think the average guy thinks they're pro-woman, just because they think they're a nice guy and someone has told them that they're awesome. But the truth is far from it.

You are what you are. Deal with it or change.

When I make a film, I'm not doing it purely for political reasons. If I just wanted to do that, I'd run for office.

Just a little detachment from the ego is needed.

Everybody laughs the same in every language because laughter is a universal connection.