I think it was in my second week that I auditioned for Battlestar. I was very "Oh gosh, I want to be in television, I want to be in something, but I don't know if I want to be in this."

Anybody who has political ambition has an Achilles heel.

I think that there should be a Gaius Baltar Award for Moral Cowardice given out to people every year.

I think the level of devotion some sci-fi fans display turns other people off.

On a personal note, myself, I find religion - I can understand it, I can understand why we have it, as a kind of force on the planet. And I also at the same time think it's ludicrous.

I was convinced that I was going to be onstage for the rest of my life.

My first show, in England, was called Soldier, Soldier.

Jokes are very curious things psychologically.

When somebody says, Action, I act. When they say, Cut, thats my job. Ive done it.

I never talk about filming until I'm actually on the set and I've got the job, because otherwise - "Oh yeah, I'm going to be so busy," and then you're going to see me in McDonald's in two months.

This anxiety to keep his father from anger was wearisome to him.

In spite of some bad experiences, I'm a firm believer in the trial and error method of learning.

When all else failed, you had to rely on eyeball intrumentation.

No matter what you do, at the end of the day you can't please everybody. I'm not hear to please.

There are only seven movie stars in the world whose name alone will induce American bankers to lend money for movie productions, and the only woman on the list is Ingrid Bergman.

Peace of mind is the basis of a healthy body and a healthy mind; so peace of mind, a calm mind, is very, very important.

I'd love to be in the Hall of Fame one day and win Super Bowl rings, or even one - and stay healthy.

Words are not truth. Truth is like the moon, and words are like my finger. I can point to the moon with my finger, but my finger is not the moon. Do you need my finger to see the moon?

I'm preparing for a multimedia theater piece, Airport Music, that's coming up in New York City.

When nonviolence is accepted as the law of life, it must pervade the whole being and not be applied to isolated acts.