I was brought up by two people who just said, Whatever it is you're interested in, go do it. There is no winning or losing. You find out when you do it what the experience is.

Society questions the police and their methods, and the police say: 'Do you want the criminals off the street or not?'

I seem to have a knack for picking movies that go on to be cult favorites.

If I see one side of somebody, I want to see the other side.

I wasn't really serious about acting - I was serious about baseball

I'm a libertarian. I think a lot of people are libertarians and are afraid to admit it - or don't know.

I no longer look at my life and times in the motion picture industry as my career. I just look at it now as something I like and want to do.

I was brought up as a Republican. But when I realized that at the end of the day there wasn't much difference between a Democrat and Republican, I became a libertarian.

When you think you're good, you will play at that level. If you doubt yourself, you will play like crap.

I'm a reasonable guy, but I've just experienced some very unreasonable things.

You can always tell somebody's sense of humor by if they like this movie or not.

You will have to make up for the smallness of your size by your courage and selfless devotion to duty, for it is not life that matters, but the courage, fortitude and determination you bring to it.

Unfortunately, I also found out the hard way in my youth. But I guess that's how most learning is done, isn't it?

The most obvious, most absurdly recognizable phenomena in day-to-day life often become the hardest to remain consciously aware of.

The jewelry business is a very, very tough business - tougher than the computer business. You truly have to understand how to take care of your customers.

There comes a time as an artist, can't follow the crowd. You have to do YOU, and make the crowd follow you.

I was a kid who went to film school and fell into acting.

Search for what is good and strong and beautiful in your society and elaborate from there. Push outward. Always create from what you already have. Then you will know what to do.

Don't wait till you get bigger to put in place key items, such as staff surveys, peer interviewing for hiring and clear standards of behavior [developed by staff].

Commercials were too phony for me. I just didn't like selling products I didn't believe in.

It should not be forgotten that art is not a science where the latest 'correct' theory declares the old to be false and erases it.