Maybe it's just parenthood that puts you in a situation where you just have to develop a new attitude, I guess, about things.

One thing that I've struggled with has been a certain amount of animosity toward the whole human race.

Humans are social creatures that really crave intimacy.

There's no real reason for me to be so obsessed with trying to understand the true nature of things. You can live a perfectly happy life being utterly confused and not knowing.

I do like talking with friends about big concepts, you know, the stuff that will ruin a party. To me, the party hasn't begun until we're talking about the nonexistence of God.

I tend to [have] a lot of ideas but then just leave them in that infant form and kind of move on.

I'm not really excited about the idea of committing to anything permanently.

I was a regular dork. I was a kid who was scrawny and all that, and probably kind of dumb or something. I wasn't unordinary; I wasn't extraordinary.

My dad and I get into it all the time. He loves to discuss politics much more than I do and we have pretty heated conversations.

I have no ethics when it comes to art. You just do what you can to make it as beautiful as you can.

I suppose, if someone was into baseball for an extended period of time during their formative years, they're always going to be interested in it.

A mirror reflects appearance but only actions reflect beauty

When you are avoiding your pain you are really only avoiding your growth.

Sometimes it’s the mistakes that turn out to be thebest parts of life,

The size of your community doesn't matter as much as the depth of your connection with them.

My son Barry, of course, has been on from the beginning. And his son Shane is playing now a med student regularly on the show. And at one point or another, I've had all four of his kids on the show.

The angels can sometimes come as wordless words as feeling, and as repetitive signs, like getting recommended the same book over and over and over again...

Twilight' has a supernatural reference to it with werewolves and vampires. 'Harry Potter' has magic. 'The Hunger Games' is about real people put into extreme situations and circumstances.

No matter what situation we find ourselves in, we can always set our compass to our highest intentions in the present moment

What a strange illusion it is to suppose that beauty is goodness.

My writing has gone to bits - like my character. I am simply a self-conscious nerve in pain.