I'm lucky enough that directors sometimes seek me out for little projects that people don't even know about, that just surface later on.

Unfortunately, overall, movies are a conglomerate. People buy and sell people in this business, which can get really ugly.

I love to rescue animals.... The pounds were so crowded they were putting animals down almost immediately. Seven thousand dogs were put to sleep.

I wanted to go to Jupiter. That was my plan from day one, and David Lynch gave me the ticket.

The really courageous and bold thing is to make movies about human behaviour

If my career were a hairstyle, it would be helmet-head.

Whatever character you play, it gives you the chance to expose another side of yourself that maybe you've never felt comfortable with, or never knew about

We like our archetypes and heroes to be what they are at face value. And life doesn't work out like that

What do you say when someone has truly inspired you? How do you express to an artist how deeply their work has affected you?

You don't have to run away from life your whole life. You can really live. You can change. And you can be an agent of change.

There is so much in the world to care about.

Any faith that does not command the one who holds it is not a real belief

I didn't have that kind of friendship, the forever kind of friendship that will last your whole life through, no matter what.

A good strategy tells you not only what specifically needs to accomplish, but WHY.

If I believed a giant Platypus was coming to liberate humanity and save us all, it would still make more sense than the climate denial people do......

To me, there's no great chef without a great team.

I am not capable of doing big things, but I want to do everything, even the smallest things, for the greater glory of God.

Sweat saves blood, blood saves lives, but brains saves both.

If you are a genius, you'll make your own rules, but if not - and the odds are against it - go to your desk no matter what your mood, face the icy challenge of the paper - write.

Sir, with no intention to take offence, I deny your right to put words into my mouth.

The man who stops advertising to save money is like the man who stops the clock to save time.