I write because if I don’t let it out of my system, I will die with guilt.

Love may not be quid pro quo but marriage certainly is.

People need stories...we use stories to teach, to learn, to make sense of the world around us. As long as we need stories, we will need books.

Some coaches pray for wisdom. I pray for 260-pound tackles. They'll give me plenty of wisdom.

I don't seek power and do not run around

When it comes to stop-and-frisk, you know, Hillary Clinton is talking about takes guns away.Well, I'm talking about taking guns away from gangs and people that use them.

To get or not to get what we desire can be equally disappointing.

A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.

Anywhere you had a commerce center, you had a lot of music.

I like expansive stuff that has a lot of space in it, like some of the early Pink Floyd albums.

As an artist, I can't be responsible for how people interpret material.

It's no fun for an actor to keep repeating what you did before. It's always changing. I'm changing. The target keeps moving. That's the beauty of it.