I like the whole package to be good, It's a rarity that that happens, so I end up not working a lot.

If you're happy, if you're feeling good, then nothing else matters.

I think I've always been a follow-the-leader with my career, or maybe waiting for things to happen. Now I'm like, I'm OK-I know the direction, whoever's on board can go with me.

My mother gave me a sense of independence, a sense of total confidence that we could do whatever it was we set out to do. That's how we were raised

It's what still excites me most about acting: letting your imagination go places it's never been before. There's nothing better than that

I want to be perfect. I don't want to fail. And you always fail.

I'd rather attempt something I'm not sure I can do

If you get enough sleep, cut back on cigarettes and red meat, you look better the next day

I used to ask Sean questions about acting. He's a brilliant actor, but I could never digest his information. I work primarily on an intuitive level.

Hollywood is a suction for your confidence or your faith or your togetherness. Just walking on the street you can feel it.

I just love getting dirty.

The holiness of solitude is the gift of creativity.

Those who dive in the sea of affliction bring up rare pearls.

Well, my dad was the district attorney of New Orleans for about 30 years.

They all went down in droves because just scenes of palm trees and beaches can get pretty boring.

For one, I think as a missionary you gotta be stubborn. And you gotta try to be persuasive.

I think that reality exists and that it's knowable.

One of the main reasons I don't like leaving the house is because I might find myself face to face with a Canadian.

The best strategy relies upon an unlimited set of responses.

Barba non facit philosophum

Information about money has become almost as important as money itself.