I was in Rent, for Gods sake. The closest we came to stunts was dancing on a table.

Go back to what's good, what's certain, what's always there. You woke up today. Just start walking.

I want to be remembered as a great actor - and a shining example of humanity.

As a student studying acting, I was always broke, so going to see any live theater was almost impossible.

I did end up becoming a drawer, a sketcher and a painter because of comic books, but I didn't read them. Not at all.

I have plenty of Law & Order on my resume.

I'm romantic to the point of embarrassment.

Before you assume, learn. Before you judge, understand. Before you hurt, feel. Before you say, think.

Once upon a time, a girl had a father, a prince, a society of friends. Then they betrayed her, so she destroyed them all.

I believe we are entering into a period of political chaos. Out of that chaos is the potential for great evil, but there is also the possibility of great good.

I'm of an age when if I started to do eulogies, I'd be doing nothing else. You don't want to be remembered? I don't want them to be told to remember me.

I try to talk as little as possible, unless I see something that I might disagree with.

Rage is exciting, but leaves me confused and exhausted.

My paintings are not meant to be tasted.

Wealthy Americans who benefit hugely from a system rigged in their favor react with hysteria to anyone who points out just how rigged the system is.

You've got to have a likeability factor, I think, in your comedy characters. If the guy's really, really funny but you just don't like him or her, then you're never going to root for them.

Some people think Wheeler's gotten crazy in his later years, but he's always been crazy.