I really had a problem with being 'the man.' I'm past it now, but that was my insecurity. I ran from that. I was cool with being No. 3 on the call sheet or No. 2.

Actors are intelligent. Yet, many of them do not communicate well. That's what makes it so hard to have a relationship with one.

I think, by nature you know, I'm very attracted and I gravitate toward the very strong girl who can watch a ballgame, but who's also extremely feminine.

If reality shows are so popular, that means their viewers are screaming for more realness.

My priorities are leaning more towards family, and I credit my southern upbringing to that. I was raised in the church as well, and God plays a big role in my upbringing and my life.

What we have as artists is the immortalization opportunity that others don't have, because our work is lasting; it's there forever to view.

For me, I'm always looking for the opportunity for a character that challenges me and lets me play two for the price of one.

Poetry has, in a way, been my bridge to my acting career.

The reason why people don't get called back to sequels is because they did badly in the original [movie].

I've been described as a smart actor because I've attended college. Or I've been called an artsy jock. And I am thinking, 'So, are actors supposed to be dumb?

A powerful person is equally cool with their flaws and things that aren't powerful about them at all.

Passion is a blazing flame.

For a chance with you, I can wait.

The present's just a pleasant interruption to the past.

Brian Cox is the nicest guy, but he's so arrogant.

It's a funny thing about writing. You get so balled up in a story idea that you lose your perspective and forget that human being might read your words someday.

I worry more about something that isn't working rather than something that feels really good. You forget about the good stuff.

If I spend 100 days in a row making music there’s a chance nothing will come of it. But if I spend 100 days not making music it’s guaranteed that nothing will come of it. So keep working.

I like to buy a company any fool can manage because eventually one will.

As an organizer I start from where the world is, as it is, not as I would like it to be.

The hackers don't want to destroy the network. They want to keep it running, so they can keep making money from it.