Like any good parent you are trying to get the kid in a position where he is stronger and more powerful, and able to achieve things that you couldn't.

It's changed throughout the years, but at one time I was a really big bubble gum ice cream fan. I'd spit the bubble gum pieces in a cup and then collect them.

I punch a lot of guys on set. It's much easier than in real life as your hands don't hurt afterwards. The key is that you miss.

It's easy to be quick on the draw when no one has got real bullets.

Sometimes, people aren't as consciously aware of their decisions as they should be.

I'm attracted to roles that are unpredictable, and if I can get my hands on something like that, I'm thrilled. I like performances where you don't know what's coming, moment to moment.

As the saying goes, Bruce Jenner is a millionaire, and Mark Spitz is a dentist. It's the wrong sport.

Being an actor: that's a pretty big net. That's a big playing field. The Screen Actors' Guild is filled with many, many, many, many people and vastly different careers.

What am I going to wear to the Emmys? Something with a tie.

I've always sort of admired and respected one's ability to be comfortable with other people's discomfort or, you know, their being comfortable making other people uncomfortable.

Um, accidents happen. Especially if there's a co-star that you're not that fond of - you might 'accidentally' deck him. But no, I'm a professional. I'm just saying that can happen.

Short answer 'No, ' Long answer 'Yes, ' with a 'But

If you wish to seduce an angel, you must play the part of a devil.

Look at me! I'm a puffy pink cloud!

A group called the Texas Tea Party Patriots is hosting a debate next month where Newt Gingrich and Herman Cain will go head to head, while people watching that will go head to pillow.

I would like to see capital punishment suppressed in all democracies.

Everything ends badly, otherwise it would not end.

Make your enemy afraid, for it is impossible to remain quiet about their moral offences.

I don't use recreational drugs, except for cocaine, hallucinogens, and nitrates.

The quickest way to grow the sales of your business is to grow your people.

[O]pulence is always the result of theft, if not committed by the actual possessor, then by his predecessors.